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Already over-charged
News, Published on 03/01/2012
» We have all read in the news lately that the electricity generating authority is committing itself to buy even more electricity from the proposed new dams at Xayaburi and Koh Kang even though recent articles state that we have excess capacity now. And with that commitment comes higher charges for consumers who cannot use it. What the electric company needs to do is drastically improve on its current service.
South violence enters 9th year
News, Published on 05/01/2012
» Eight years ago yesterday, Islamic insurgents launched a surprise raid on an armoury in Narathiwat and stole 413 firearms, most of them M16 assault rifles. That daring raid on Jan 4, 2004 marked the start of a renewed insurgency by a new breed of hardcore militants which, sadly, has dragged on till today with no sign of abating, whether in terms of intensity or ruthlessness.
BoT baulks at govt bid to drop debt in its lap
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2012
» The debate over the past several days regarding who should hold responsibility for the 1.14-trillion-baht in outstanding liabilities from the Financial Institutions Development Fund, should serve as a clear wake-up call about the dangers and costs of poor policy.
From the year of fury to the year of doom?
News, Sawai Boonma, Published on 05/01/2012
» With a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hitting Japan in March, causing vast destruction and leaving nearly 20,000 people killed or missing, 2011 should register as one of the years that the four elements _ earth, air, fire and water _ had unleashed its most destructive fury.
UK-Asean relations for the 21st century
News, Published on 06/01/2012
» Today the idea of a developed West and developing rest is all but irrelevant. Put simply, the world has changed and Britain must too, if we are to prevent our role and influence in international affairs from declining.
Playing an off-key fiddle
News, Published on 09/01/2012
» Re: ''Central bank's attitude unhealthy for Thailand's democracy, says Virabongsa'' (BP, Jan 8). The controversy of who should bear the burden of 1.14 trillion baht debt is rather irrelevant when foreign reinsurers and existing and potential foreign investors are waiting for our remedial performance. The bickering is like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned in AD 64.
Pheu Thai says the bus stops here
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 09/01/2012
» The issue of buses will most certainly be dropped in the cabinet's lap again this year. This time, do not expect the kind of road blockages which once resulted in the project moving nowhere.
Washington shifts focus
News, Published on 09/01/2012
» The United States announced last week that it was cutting the size of its military. President Barack Obama and other senior officials also announced many important new changes. Many will affect Thailand and East Asia, directly and indirectly.
Upgraded roads, people downtrodden
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/01/2012
» Do you know how many zeroes there are in 2 trillion? I don't. Intellectually, I can't immediately grasp how large such an amount of money is, being an ordinary citizen who subsists on some 50-baht meals most days.
Yingluck on grand tour of the armed forces
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/01/2012
» The visits to the headquarters of all three armed forces last month was just the beginning of a campaign by Defence Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa aimed at boosting the image of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.