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    Real work starts after Iran deal

    News, Volker Perthes, Published on 16/07/2015

    » After 12 years of tedious negotiations, Iran and the "P5+1" countries (China, France, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, plus Germany) have reached a comprehensive agreement that will limit Iran's development of its nuclear capabilities to non-military objectives. In exchange for its cooperation, Iran will eventually be relieved of the punishing sanctions that the United Nations, the European Union, and the US have imposed upon it for years. This is a huge diplomatic success.

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    Farmers lose, city folk win

    News, Editorial, Published on 16/07/2015

    » On April 1, California governor Jerry Brown announced the first ever state-wide water use restrictions, issuing an executive decree mandating a 25% reduction of urban water use. At the time of the imposition of the restrictions, California was in the middle of severe drought with snowpack, the source of water in the state, reduced to about 6% of what is normally available. 

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    New dams could drown hopes of returning home for refugees

    News, Pianporn Deetes, Published on 10/07/2015

    » In mid-June, the Thai military government and its Myanmar counterpart signed a memorandum of understanding on energy, with an eye to expanding Thailand's import of electricity from Myanmar, by up to 10,000 megawatts. The initial agreement also promotes overseas investment by Thai state-owned and public companies in numerous coal and hydropower projects in Myanmar, including the Hat Gyi, Ywathit, and Mong Ton dams on the Salween River. Significantly, these projects are all situated in ethnic states, namely the Shan, Kayah, Karen, and the Tanesserim divisions, which make up some of the country's most vulnerable areas and populations.

  • OPINION

    Water cuts should apply to everyone

    News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 16/07/2015

    » Farmers must delay crops. Farmers have to switch to plants that consume less water. Farmers brace for water cuts. Water for the farming sector will be in short supply.

  • OPINION

    More finance won't plug deficit gaps

    News, Conor McCoole, Published on 10/07/2015

    » To plug the "infrastructure deficit" in emerging markets, more private-sector finance is needed, it is often claimed.

  • OPINION

    If I were a spin doctor      for the PM

    News, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2015

    » A few months before the government of coup leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha marked its first anniversary, a friend called to persuade me to establish a PR team for the general.

  • OPINION

    Greece needs the gift of debt relief

    News, Mark Gilbert, Published on 09/07/2015

    » Thomas Piketty, the French economist whose book Capital in the Twenty-First Century took the world by storm last year, is back in the spotlight as Greece teeters on the edge of bankruptcy's abyss. Germany, Mr Piketty argued in a recent interview with Die Zeit newspaper, "has no standing to lecture other nations" because it is "the country that has never repaid its debts".

  • OPINION

    China follows Japan's approach to a stock bubble

    News, William Pesek, Published on 09/07/2015

    » In any discussion of historical precedents for China's ongoing battle with stock traders, Japan's epic "price-keeping operations" deserve pride of place.

  • OPINION

    Greek cartoonist faces pro-govt cyber bullies

    News, Dina Kyriakidou, Published on 09/07/2015

    » One of Greece's most popular cartoonists temporarily pulled down his Facebook page recently after what appeared to be a concerted attack by pro-government cyber bullies.

  • OPINION

    What's on my vegetables?

    Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 09/07/2015

    » Given pad kaprao gai (stir-fried chicken with holy basil) is one of the trademarks of Thai cuisine, to say it is many people's favourite dish is probably an understatement. I, for one, used to eat it almost everyday.

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