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Bangladesh delays start of Rohingya return to Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» PALONGKHALI, Bangladesh: Bangladesh has delayed the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar, set to start on Tuesday, because the process of compiling and verifying the list of people to be sent back is incomplete, a senior Bangladesh official said.
Govt hopes for human trafficking credit
News, Published on 22/01/2018
» After Thailand was ranked Tier 3, the lowest, in the Trafficking In Persons report in 2014, the government set human trafficking as a national agenda item.
Image problem: Madrasas resist Modi portraits
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/01/2018
» Maulana Altaf Hussain Mazahiri is an angry man. The target of his outrage is the government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, which has issued an order that a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be displayed in the school he runs.
Time to lay inequality debate to rest
News, Jason Furman, Published on 22/01/2018
» The belief that inequality hurts economic growth is gaining currency among policymakers. Some argue forcefully that high levels of inequality can make sustained growth impossible, and may even contribute to recessions. This view stands in stark contrast to the traditional view that there is a trade-off between equality and growth, and that greater inequality is a price that must be paid for higher output.
Scuffles as police stifle civic march
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2018
» A new wave of political challenge to the government surfaced Sunday as about a hundred people from several civic networks attempted to begin a political walk from Thammasat University's Rangsit campus to Khon Kaen to raise awareness of various issues they have with the regime.
Hundreds of police block civil groups' march
Published on 20/01/2018
» Hundreds of police on Saturday blocked protesters planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country in a rare display of public discontent.
Homes for the elderly 'in dire state'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2018
» Bangkok's two main state-run facilities for the elderly are in dire need of funding and staff and must be upgraded, the Bangkok city council was told yesterday.
B30bn budget targeted for large-scale farm reforms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2018
» Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong aims to take out a 30-billion-baht budget for farm sector reform, part of the 150-billion-baht supplementary budget for fiscal 2018, within the next six months.
Low-cost home plan outlined
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Treasury Department plans to roll out 2,000 units under the low-cost housing project this year in an effort to help low-income earners own their own homes.
Medical Council to probe doctor-patient brawl
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2018
» The Medical Council of Thailand will investigate an incident in which a doctor and the father of a child brought in for treatment argued angrily, grappled and hit out at each other.