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Scholars: Rice bonds won't help
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/02/2014
» The caretaker government still has some viable options to raise money for long-overdue payments to rice farmers but it must act decisively, say experts.
Depositors rally to protect Government Savings Bank
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/02/2014
» Individual depositors are rallying to support Government Savings Bank (GSB) after customers withdrew more than 30 billion baht over fears that its loan to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will finance the cash-strapped rice-peldging scheme.
Finnish NGO accuses 3 local firms of rights violations
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/01/2014
» A Finnish non-profit organisation has accused three Thai companies of serious human and labour rights violations.
Anti-corruption spirit needed
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/03/2013
» Independent organisations alone will never be able to eradicate corruption if Thai people themselves do not embrace the fight, say crusaders for good governance.
Jan Egeland issues climate change alert
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/10/2012
» Investing in measures to adapt to climate change would pay better returns than paying for emergency disaster relief, said global climate justice advocate Jan Egeland.
Rushed populist projects feel funding pinch
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 18/08/2012
» Populism never dies, it seems, and the Yingluck Shinawatra government has been rolling out enticing programmes for niche targets from women and students to entrepreneurs and grassroots individuals.
Academics: Security worry after AEC
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 01/03/2012
» The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will expose the regional grouping to further security issues and exploitation of natural resources from hegemonic powers like the United States and China, according to a seminar on "Will Thailand Survive the AEC?"