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Time to rethink our economic strategy
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2015
» Hampered by sluggish exports which have been the engine of Thai growth, consumers have been reluctant to spend due to concerns over slow domestic growth and a global economic recovery. As a result, Thailand’s consumer confidence index fell to a 14-month low in July.
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Blast probe needs a hand
News, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2015
» It is fair to say that authorities floundered for two weeks after the Aug 17 Erawan shrine bombing. Most of the leaders and officials in charge were clearly caught flat-footed. The military regime's deputy spokesman declared within hours of the blast, without any evidence, that it was clearly an evil act by the political forces ousted by last year's military coup. Credit police and supporting security forces, then, for so quickly turning investigative chaos into crackerjack detective work. Now comes the really hard part.
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Education in dismal state
News, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2015
» In July this year, 16 Thai primary students brought fame to the country when they won 18 prizes and 33 medals, including four gold medals in the individual category and three prizes in the team category, from the Po Leung Kuk Primary Mathematics World Contest 2015 in Hong Kong. China won the highest overall score.
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Mr Xi goes to Washington
News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2015
» Chinese President Xi Jinping is to arrive in the United States today on a visit that will last a week. The lengthy stay will include time at the United Nations, where the General Assembly is starting its 70th annual session. Still, such a long visit should provide time to talk over relations with President Barack Obama and other top officials. US-China ties are among the most-watched and most important diplomatic relations in the world, and they have important implications in our region.
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Drug payoffs thwart action
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2015
» A group of concerned Myanmar citizens has made the biggest advance in the struggle against illicit drugs in many years. The grassroots group, which calls itself the Kachin Anti-Drug Committee, has taken action where government authorities have fallen short.
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Laos ignores dam flak
News, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2015
» The Lao government is forging ahead with the construction of the massive Don Sahong dam, close to the tri-border area with Thailand and Cambodia, within the next few weeks. The dam is yet another large-scale project being undertaken by Vientiane to make Laos "the battery of Southeast Asia". Under the programme, Laos intends to become a serious electricity exporter to its neighbours. This may happen. But what is already certain to happen is that the projects will disrupt the Mekong River and affect the people of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand like never before.
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AEC nears with little sense of unity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2015
» On Thursday, Asean will achieve another phase of regional integration, as the launch of the Asean Economic Community further eliminates trade and business barriers.
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Unnecessary flight risks
News, Editorial, Published on 12/01/2016
» Tensions are ramping up in the heavily disputed South China Sea once again. For all its claims to ownership of virtually the entire area, China must bear the responsibility for creating and maintaining unnecessary and indeed risky conflicts. Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries have pointed out that China is making dangerous light of the territorial quarrel. Beijing should step back and prevent a possible tragedy with sensible and sensitive actions.
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Farmers' call unrealistic
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2016
» Belatedly, the cabinet's decision on Tuesday ordering the Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) to buy 100,000 tonnes of all types of rubber products at above-market prices directly from rubber growers has managed to head off threatened protests by rubber growers, especially those in southern provinces. The decision was accepted by most rubber growers although many still want the government to subsidise the rubber sheet price at 60 baht a kilogramme.
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Asean must tackle China
News, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2016
» China continues to push its presence in the South China Sea in unnecessarily provocative ways. Last week, while Asean leaders were in California for a rare US-sponsored summit, evidence of a new escalation in its muscle-flexing emerged. Satellite photos show Chinese troops finishing the installation of missiles in the Paracel Islands, one of the region's flashpoints. China confirmed the fresh military build-up, and then tried to justify it.
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