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Korea calling
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» The craze for Thai food is clearly visible in Seoul, and not just when celebrity chef Nooror Somany Steppe of the famous Blue Elephant Cooking School is whipping up a dish of Pad Thai, as she did at the Asean Culinary Festival recently.
South Korea's big transition
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» Koreans might see a change of the guard at the Blue House before the presidential election scheduled for late next year. But the current outrage directed at President Park Geun-hye is more of a sideshow taking place against the backdrop of more profound changes.
China tightens the belt
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2015
» Thailand and Asean should take the lead in connecting the "Yi Dai Yi Lu" (One Belt, One Road) multi-trillion-dollar initiative of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to turn a maritime dispute into an economic opportunity, say local analysts.
Lion City Lessons
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/09/2015
» National pride, populist measures, opposition party weaknesses, and a "flight to safety" mindset at a time of regional economic and political vulnerability all galvanised Singaporeans to vote for the status quo in last Friday's election.
Authoritarianism has had its day
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/04/2015
» Thailand and Malaysia have adopted some very blunt tools to deal with "post-democracy" challenges. But they seem not to realise that while democracy is a particular institutional framework, democratisation is an ongoing process. Democracy by nature is always unfinished, open-ended and subject to maintenance.
Time for transparency, Myanmar-based businesses told
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/05/2014
» Most companies operating in Myanmar and Southeast Asia fail to meet international standards for transparency, according to a survey by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC).
Bus link for migrants launched
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 11/04/2013
» MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON : A new bus route to Tak's Mae Sot was launched yesterday to help transport Myanmar migrant workers and their families to the border more comfortably.
Migrant workers protest
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/04/2012
» Recent protests by thousands of migrant workers in Songkla and Kanchanaburi has exposed further evidence of how Thai exporters to giant American, European and Australian food chains have gone unaudited.