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We can work together
News, Published on 09/06/2012
» The government could clash with the Constitution Court or it could change the way it is redrafting the constitution. When Khun Abhisit Vejjajiva brought this issue to parliament, Section 291 of the constitution was applied with the utmost transparency, that is, specify which parts of the constitution would be changed and why _ line item by line item.
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It's all about the copy, right?
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 03/10/2012
» There is a thin line between "inspiration" and "copying" in the art world. The 90s kids think Lady Gaga is revolutionary in pop culture, while many of Madonna's die-hard fans think instead of being born that way she is nothing but a copycat. The debate continues.
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Don't speak: the art of toeing the line in China
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/10/2012
» The most-heard line across China in the past week was ''Have you ever read a Mo Yan book?'' The question echoed in walkways, elevators and my office canteen. In Beijing, his books have been sold out since last Friday, shortly after he was announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Wall Street Journal immediately ran an excerpt of his new book which will be launched in January, while the share price of Xinhua Media, a partner of Shanghai Literature & Art, one of Mo's publishers, rose 10% in a single day's trade.
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Human rights body lacks teeth
News, Published on 28/12/2012
» At the age of 82, former political detainee Mudjayin wonders if he will ever see justice served.
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Lessons from GT200 scam
News, Published on 29/04/2013
» Thailand's role in the shameful saga of fake weapons detectors has been revived with the conviction in court of a British con man who masterminded the fraud.
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When one-eyed censorship rules the airwaves
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 31/08/2013
» Thai television continues to inspire sadness and nausea, to the point that sometimes we envy Cyclops and Captain Hook, with all their one-eyed oblivion.
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Connecting becomes hard work in China
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/09/2013
» I was recently on a trip in China and while I was there I bought myself a SIMM with a data plan to use Skype and to play the game Ingress. As a technologically advanced and well-developed nation I expected that the communications system and technology in general would be advanced, stable and ubiquitous. I was wrong.
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Postbag: Progress for all
News, Published on 08/03/2014
» Today we celebrate International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is “Equality for women is progress for all”.
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Modern growth’s path is unclear
News, Published on 13/03/2014
» The promise that each generation will be better off than the last is a fundamental tenet of modern society. By and large, most advanced economies have fulfilled this promise, with living standards rising over recent generations, despite setbacks from wars and financial crises.
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Old indicators sabotage growth
News, Published on 25/03/2014
» ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.’’ That is the wisdom behind metrics like gross domestic product and other aggregate indicators that signal the health of national economies around the world. Policymakers and planners have used these numbers for decades to help them understand how to guide domestic economic growth.
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