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Team player
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/07/2020
» Anyone who has ever exchanged business cards with Vivek Dhawan will be puzzled by one of the positions he holds at Mega LifeSciences Plc. Beside the word CEO is the title of "Chief Coach". The latter is equally important to the people who work with Mr Dhawan at the company he has led since 1986.
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Vaccine confusion must end
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/05/2021
» As a new wave of the global pandemic creates growing urgency in many parts of the world, Covid-19 vaccines have been in short supply. Only a handful of rich economies, among them the US and European countries, along with China, have secured sufficient supplies for their domestic vaccination programmes.
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New hope in a post-Trump world
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/11/2020
» Following Thai politics is making me increasingly frustrated, and I'm losing hope that things will ever get back to normal. Case in point: not only do we have a cabinet minister who served four years in an Australian prison for drug trafficking, but now one of his wives has been appointed to a position in the Prime Minister's Office.
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Medical costs need creative rethink
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/01/2019
» The persistent thick haze that has blanketed Bangkok in recent weeks has led to growing disenchantment with the government and calls for meaningful action. I find it hard to believe that authorities appear to have put so little effort into planning for such outbreaks of pollution and properly warning citizens.
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Asean's golden opportunity
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/01/2017
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is celebrating 50 years of existence in 2017, with the Philippines holding the chairmanship of the 10-member bloc. The golden anniversary presents a golden opportunity for Asean leaders to show how important regionalism can be at a time when people all over the world are questioning the value of free trade and globalisation.
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Justice and the rule of law
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/02/2017
» Two recent incidents in Southeast Asia have caught the attention of international human rights activists. Indeed, they should concern anyone who cares about the rule of law.
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Deadly prescription
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/09/2016
» No one can accuse Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of not delivering on his election promises. Since he was sworn in two months ago after campaigning on a pledge to rid his country of the scourge of drugs, more than 2,000 people allegedly linked to the drug trade have been killed.
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Clearing the water
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/05/2013
» About 80 households of the Chook Don community in Kanchanaburi's Muang district suffered from polluted water as rubbish was dumped in the nearby Mae Klong River. Situated just one kilometre from the main city, Chook Don used to be listed as a "red zone" community due to drug trafficking.
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Bayer points out AEC negatives
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/03/2012
» The common market under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) will take time to develop and could potentially have negative effects for healthcare and pharmaceutical firms due to tougher competition, says the Thai unit of the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG.
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Thai industries hail Myanmar incentives
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/05/2012
» Thai companies have hailed Myanmar's promise of tax privileges and have downplayed concerns over a threat by Karen rebels to close a border checkpoint between the two countries.
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