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Malaysia reserves lowest since 2011
Published on 22/01/2015
» Malaysia’s foreign-exchange reserves fell 4% to US$111.2 billion, the lowest level since March 2011, amid speculation the central bank is intervening to curb the decline in Southeast Asia’s worst-performing currency.
Mine must allay concerns to restart
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/01/2015
» (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s largest gold mine, shuttered three days ago on concern over arsenic and manganese contamination in nearby villages, must show evidence it isn’t the source, the government said.
Je suis Nattanan
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/01/2015
» No, I’m not trying to drag you into a debate about free speech, the celebrated value that underlines the “Je suis Charlie” movement, which erupted as a tribute to the cartoonists and editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, who were massacred by three gunmen in Paris on Jan 7. A huge number of people around the world have shown their support by becoming “Charlie”. Hollywood stars such George Clooney and his wife are Charlie. Many of my friends, but not all, are Charlie, too. At the same time, “Je ne suis pas Charlie” has sprung up here and there as well. I believe Charlies and non-Charlies can have lively debates — or get drunk together — because both groups are alike in condemning the use of violence.
A Stem education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 14/01/2015
» Students are expected to be equipped for the 21st century, including necessary work skills, creativity and the ability to bring innovation and competence to the IT sector, but the number of those studying science and technology falls at every grade level.
Children return to Taliban massacre school in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 12/01/2015
» Survivors of Pakistan's worst-ever militant attack returned Monday to the school where Taliban gunmen massacred their classmates, with students and parents expressing a mixture of defiance and apprehension.
Makeshift schools only highlight a class divide
Spectrum, Published on 11/01/2015
» Bright yellow shipping containers are stacked three storeys high on the rocky ground next to a Don Muang construction site on the outskirts of Bangkok. It could be the graveyard of a disused port, but from one container on the ground the sound of children’s voices can be heard.
Brent oil at 5 1/2 years' low
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2015
» LONDON — Brent crude oil fell below $55 a barrel for the first time since May 2009 as record supplies from Iraq and Russia bolstered speculation the global glut that drove crude into a bear market will persist.
Can Thailand free its modern-day slaves?
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» In 1905, King Chulalongkorn enacted an historic law that abolished slavery in Thailand, then known as Siam. The slaves were freed. The US government also ended slavery in America by granting freedom to slaves.
The highs and lows of 2014
B Magazine, Published on 28/12/2014
» In these dying hours of 2014 it is time for me, as usual, to take a quick look back on the year that was.
An ancient practice to suit modern needs
News, Published on 27/12/2014
» Five years ago, Chulalongkorn Medical School graduates heard the news that one of their former psychiatric faculty members, Sermsak Lolak, had been recruited to join the prestigious faculty of Stanford University Medical School. They must have assumed that Dr Sermsak would excel in the technical practice of matching pills to mental ills.