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India must close its gender jobs gap
News, Published on 07/11/2024
» While female workforce participation consistently lags behind men's globally, there are deep regional disparities, with the largest gender employment gaps found in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) states and South Asia.
Govt indifference haunts Tak Bai deaths
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/11/2024
» The Paetongtarn Shinawatra government may be relieved that the Tak Bai lawsuit is over after the case was dismissed by a court following the expiry of the statute of limitations at midnight on Oct 25. But this could restart difficulties in the restive deep South.
Boeing union endorses sweetened offer to end strike
Published on 01/11/2024
» Boeing shares rose after reaching a tentative agreement with union leaders representing 33,000 striking workers to end a lengthy labour dispute that has crippled manufacturing at the American plane maker.
Gogolook, VML unveil scam listing
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/10/2024
» Gogolook Thailand, developer of the Whoscall app, has teamed up with VML Thailand, a creative, data and technology agency, to launch "Scammer Pages", Thailand's first data-visualised directory, containing more than 1.5 million local scam phone numbers.
Trump victory poses threat to Thai economic growth
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/10/2024
» The Thai economy might expand at a rate below the government's target of 2.8% this year and the 2025 growth estimate of 3% will be under pressure if former president Donald Trump wins the US election on Nov 5, says financial services company Allianz.
EU needs to focus on innovation
News, Published on 14/10/2024
» In the three decades after World War II, Western Europe caught up with the United States in terms of per capita GDP. But since the mid-1990s, this trend has reversed, with the US growing twice as fast as Europe.
New Thai law to protect conscripts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/10/2024
» Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered law changes to protect conscripts and low-ranking soldiers, with stricter legal enforcement against superior commanders for failing to intervene in military misconduct.
Protection in the megatrend age
Oped, Published on 08/10/2024
» Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Dame Maggie Smith (1934–2024)
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/10/2024
» Maggie Smith, the legendary British actress whose career spanned over seven decades, passed away last week at the age of 89.
New IMF debt deal needs a rejig
Oped, Published on 03/10/2024
» Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's president, recently lost his re-election bid after voters overwhelmingly rejected the debt-restructuring deals he negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other creditors. Instead, Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the left-wing National People's Power (NPP) alliance and a vocal critic of IMF-imposed austerity measures, who has vowed to renegotiate the country's agreement with the fund.