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    BOI’s Incentives in the EEC

    Published on 28/02/2017

    » <b>Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Rayong Provinces</b> have been designated for the development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a pilot project for the economic development of Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard. Over the past 30 years, these three provinces have been developed to support the fast growing industries. It was the “eras of industrial revolution”. In 1987, Map Ta Phut industrial estate was established and it was the beginning of the development of Thai heavy industry, such as petrochemical, auto and electronics industries. These eras are also called Thailand 3.0. Today, Thailand is ready to move forward to the era of Thailand 4.0.

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    Lost in translation

    News, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2017

    » I enjoyed Somsak Pola's comments in his March 2 letter, "Writing without rules" about the Thai vs English languages. However I take exception to: "The problem with Grade 6 students, however, is not regarding writing. It is about misspelling, using slang and colloquialisms which should be easy to fix. Mai pen rai."

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    Fresh sounds

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/03/2017

    » Garifuna music, a sublime blend of local indigenous and African music from Honduras and Belize has topped the European Broadcast Union's World Music charts. Led by the late Andy Palacio, a famous "Punta rock" (Belize's most popular music) musician who returned to his roots to resurrect Garifuna culture through music. Aurelio picked up the baton from Palacio and has made his name internationally with a series of delightful albums.

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    'Thairath' senior reporter elected Thai Journalists Association head

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2017

    » Thairath senior reporter Paramet Lekpetch was on Saturday elected president of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA) at its annual meeting, vowing to fight against the government's attempts to control the media.

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    US to support Thai wildlife

    News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 05/03/2017

    » America's support for anti-animal trafficking efforts will remain concentrated along Thailand's western border with Myanmar -- a major trafficking point for wildlife originating in South Asia, said US Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Foote, from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

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    Double-edged sword called Section 44

    News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2017

    » At first, the interim charter's Section 44 appears like a hidden sword that a knight in shining armour brings out only to fight a justifiable cause. Indeed, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha makes us believe so. Power and force will be used when necessary and applied constructively, we are told.

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    Recover the money

    News, Postbag, Published on 04/06/2016

    » Can someone explain why Klongchan Credit Union members, who lost 12 billion baht, are not officially represented by the justice system? The Justice Minister (BP, May 31) is correct in saying that they appear to have been forgotten.

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    Livin' La Vida Mocha

    Guru, Lydia Bilton, Published on 10/03/2017

    » Here's a Friday fun fact for you. Did you know that Starbucks (that world-famous green and white coffeehouse you Bangkokians love) failed miserably in Australia? In 2003, the American coffee giant opened eighty-four stores Down Under, and eight years later, sixty of those closed.

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    A survivor in the cauldron of the media

    News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 11/03/2017

    » The fierce competition from online media which puts the world's news at our fingertips, mostly for free, has devastated the print industry, pushing it ever deeper into the financial abyss and forcing newspaper journalists, especially freelancers, to look for new revenue sources.

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    Local authority structure to stay intact

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/05/2016

    » The interior permanent secretary has insisted there will be no change to the local administration structure following the military regime's new order governing the selection of members of local bodies' councils after they have been dissolved.

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