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Don't rely on last year's trends for global economy
Oped, Published on 16/01/2024
» Behavioural economists have popularised the term "recency bias" to describe our tendency to be disproportionately influenced by the latest events compared to earlier ones. Could this cognitive phenomenon explain why numerous analysts have a rather optimistic tilt for the world economy in 2024? Or are there really positive trends counterbalancing the obvious and mounting challenges to global growth?
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What the polls say
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2023
» Re: "MFP closing gap with Pheu Thai: Nida", (BP, May 4).
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Prison ills
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/08/2022
» Re: "Indigenous rights bill languishes," (Editorial, Aug 21).
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Crisis of faith is reaching a crescendo
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/07/2021
» The harsh words by MC Chulcherm Yugala, a staunch royalist, against the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, denouncing its poor handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, have stunned political observers and supporters of the prime minister. Given his senior royal status, the prince's criticism has triggered wild speculation over a possible new prime minister endorsed by the palace.
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Private sector jots wish list
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2019
» Despite having different work cultures and development mindsets, public and private policies should ideally go hand-in-hand to usher a country's development forward.
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Visiting the vulnerable
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/11/2018
» European Union Ambassador to Thailand Pirkka Tapiola recently visited the border town of Mae Sot to survey EU-funded projects for Myanmar Muslim migrants. Much work still needs to be done to improve the living conditions and outlook for the number of migrants there, and the ambassador is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make sure it happens.
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Sucking the wind out of the elections
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/05/2018
» The verb of the week is "to dood".
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Thousands march for HK democracy
Published on 01/02/2015
» HONG KONG — Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of the city for more than two months.
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PM orders 'intensive civic education' for students
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 25/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday asked the permanent secretary for education to monitor how students express their political views following the three-finger protest staged against him by university students last week.
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Who will be "pulling her strings" ?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/05/2011
» "Where could someone with no political experience, sister of a convicted criminal, stand a chance of being elected to the highest office in the land?"
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