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Shuffling deck chairs with debt
Spectrum, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 08/01/2012
» The 1997 financial crisis was rooted in speculative excess and financial alchemy through the boom years of the 1990s. During a bubble, money comes fast and easy. And when the bubble bursts, it's those who are last to leave that are saddled with the costs.
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Finding balance in shifting sands
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 08/01/2012
» Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012. It's that time of year when many of us say "out with the old and in with the new". But is it really that practical or even possible to achieve this with regard to financial matters?
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Unexpected QROPS shake-up
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 15/01/2012
» Wherever there is abuse of a system or facility it is always the minority of irresponsible people who spoil the benefits for the majority.
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Farmers in the dark over crop insurance
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 29/01/2012
» Rice farmer Nalad Kaewsikhao is luckier than many others whose crops were destroyed by last year's devastating floods. She purchased a crop insurance policy for the yield from her 38.5 rai plot of land from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in Kalasin's Yang Talat district. The crop insurance programme is open to farmers nationwide, but so far covers only seasonal rice crops (see sidebar).
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Give property a home in your portfolio
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 19/02/2012
» To achieve and maintain a successful financial plan, it is essential that you continue to diversify your asset classes throughout your lifetime. One of the most common and favourable ways to do this is by entering the property.
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The downside of hotel oversupply
Spectrum, Published on 26/02/2012
» Those living in Bangkok will surely notice that there is a new hotel opening almost every month on average. Many may wonder why the city's hotel supply keeps growing given the frequent talk of oversupply, without any signs of slowing down. As of the third quarter of last year, there were a total of 30,815 hotel rooms in downtown Bangkok and a further 8,664 rooms in the pipeline to be completed by 2014, representing a 28% increase in existing supply.
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Ignorance 'the main enemy in abortion debate'
Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/03/2012
» In Thailand, a woman can't just walk into a hospital and ask for an abortion, according to Nattaya Boonpakdee, coordinator at the Women's Health Advocacy Foundation. "You have to know somebody," she said, adding that this somebody may then lead you to a proper clinic, or to an abandoned house or shady back-street operation where the procedure will be performed, although not necessarily by a doctor.
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Voices of the silent
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 11/03/2012
» Last Thursday was International Women's Day, an occasion that for a century has served for people to demand greater civil rights, representation and equality; to honour wives, mothers and girlfriends and the accomplishments of women; to call for an end to global hunger and poverty; and, increasingly, to highlight the plight of refugees and the displaced.
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Bangkok's booming retail markets
Spectrum, Published on 11/03/2012
» In the past a trip to the mall, even for basic shopping, often meant a serious time commitment. One would often be stuck in traffic and have to search for a parking space _ and then face a lack of choice in products and brands. Over the past five years, however, Bangkok has welcomed 1.25 million square metres of new modern retail space in centres across the city, an increase of nearly 25%, bringing the Thai capital much closer to becoming a shoppers' paradise. Here's a rundown of the various types of retail havens in the city.
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Army deserters in dire battle to hunt for homes abroad
Spectrum, Published on 08/04/2012
» Ko Aung is worried. He's read and heard about the reforms in Myanmar. The by-elections are over, and Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) won 43 of 44 seats. The international community, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, welcomed the result.
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