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Stuck in the middle
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/06/2020
» In 2015-16 during one of the grimmest humanitarian crises in decades, more than 300,000 displaced people tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to safety in Europe and away from persecution and danger in war-ravaged North Africa. At least 15,000 lost their lives in the crossings, according to the the International Organization for Migration (IOM). That was just the tip of an iceberg.
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Sun, sand and sustainability
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 18/05/2020
» Mention the Maldives to most people and they will think of idyllic luxury resorts built over brilliant aquamarine waters. But it wasn't always so.
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Help with strings attached
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/03/2020
» When Europe was on the verge of collapsing after the carnage of World War II, countries in the region were at risk of drifting into the communist orbit of the Soviet Union. To contain the threat, the United States government in 1948 created a recovery programme worth US$12.7 billion -- $128 billion in today's money.
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Approaching India
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 02/03/2020
» There was a time when doing business in India was not for the faint of heart. Local entrepreneurs needed infinite patience just to get a business off the ground, let alone run it to the satisfaction of the country's bureaucrats. As for foreign businesses, forget about it.
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Toward the office-less world
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 09/12/2019
» The nature of work is constantly evolving, but the pace is picking up in the era of digital disruption. The traditional norm of spending eight hours in an office staring at a screen is heading for obsolescence, as more people and their employers embrace flexible working schedules and remote work.
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Rights groups call for end to child marriage
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 31/07/2018
» Rights activists have called on the government and Muslim leaders to take legal action against a 41-year-old Malaysian man who controversially married an 11-year-old girl from Narathiwat province and prevent such a case from happening again.
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Prayut denies Buri Ram trip 'political'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 08/05/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, while insisting that his Monday visit to Buri Ram -- a Bhumjaithai Party stronghold -- was not politically motivated, pledged before large crowds gathered at Chang Arena to turn this lower northeastern province into a sports and tourism hub.
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Government faces down poll boss drama
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 29/01/2018
» The Nida poll director is vowing to quit after his poll relating to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon's luxury watches scandal went unpublished on his boss's orders, sparking criticism of political interference.
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