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Suu Kyi stands up to lawsuit avalanche
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 25/11/2019
» Myanmar's top leaders -- both military and civilian -- have been shell-shocked by the avalanche of international legal cases they are now facing. In the space of days, three cases have been lodged in separate courts, all intended to make the Myanmar government and the country's military leaders accountable for the horrendous events that unfolded in strife-torn western Rakhine state during military operations over the last three years. These forced nearly a million Muslims, or Rohingya as they call themselves, to flee to safety in Bangladesh.
Same old faces playing the same old game
News, Published on 07/11/2019
» Despite having a democratically-elected government after five years of military rule, a political expert says progress is hard to spot in Thai politics, as the country remains bogged down by the power struggle between liberals and conservatives.
SEC securing capital market platform
Business, Published on 24/10/2019
» To increase Thailand's capital market competitiveness and prepare for technological disruption, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to build up distributed ledger technology (DLT) as the main IT infrastructure platform linking all members and products in the capital market.
China rolls into heart of Southeast Asia
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/10/2019
» Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Company has unveiled China's plan to launch a freight service from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, to Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, by the end of this year under the much-touted Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Asean nears its Thucydides trap turning point
News, Published on 14/10/2019
» In the whirlwind of the 554 officially listed events which marked the start of the UN General Assembly debates in New York two weeks ago, the concern raised by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres -- that the world is moving towards a Great Fracture -- was understandably lost in the cacophony.
Endless debt cycle
News, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2019
» Re: "Handouts not the solution", (Editorial, Oct 4).
Renewable race
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/09/2019
» As the world's population continues to expand, our hunger for energy shows no signs of slowing. But it has become clear to (almost) everyone that the sources of that energy must change if we are to avoid the catastrophic impact of climate change in the next few decades.
Blame employers
News, Postbag, Published on 18/09/2019
» Re: "BoT blames easy loans for household debt woes", (Business, Sept 17).
Decoding the foundations of digital talent
Asia focus, Published on 09/09/2019
» It is hard to overemphasise the importance of digital talent for a modern business. This globally mobile and highly sought-after talent pool is fundamental to the future of work. They are both the architects and the building blocks of our increasingly digital world, providing the skills on which our shared future of digitisation, automation, connectivity and artificial intelligence will be built.
Forum, NSTDA look to angel startups
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/09/2019
» The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an international organisation of global angel investors, is working with the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) to establish a Thai office to build a community that will financially support local and regional startups and innovators.