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Trump-Kim meet a gift for Southeast Asia
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/06/2018
» All the hullabaloo surrounding the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore must be discarded if one wants to seriously assess the overall ripple effects, in particular, the four-point statement. For the region, at least for now, the tight knot of a nuclear war has been untied. After all, President Donald Trump gave his personal assurance of this after he returned to the United States from his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. That is good for Southeast Asia as a whole. If there is a war, the region's progress would be badly undermined as much as, if not more, than those of the two protagonists. The US provides a marketplace and the Korean Peninsula remains the last stronghold of long-awaited peace and stability.
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Thai education issues
News, Postbag, Published on 21/11/2017
» Re: "Vietnam shows the way", (PostBag, Nov 18).
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Indian Ocean region targets increased integration
News, Faisal Ahmed, Published on 27/10/2016
» As Bali hosts the Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Thursday, a multilateral organisation, the blue economies, which focus on existing local production and consumption systems, are on the go to enhance the grouping's regional cooperation.
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Russian potash move hits Germany's K+S
AFP, Published on 07/08/2013
» Fears of a potash price war triggered by a Russian company has sparked upheaval in the market for the key industrial fertiliser component and wiped 40 percent off the share price of German fertiliser maker K+S.
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Things they don't tell you about policy interest rate decisions
Business, Published on 07/06/2013
» The Bank of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points at its May 29 meeting, not surprising by any standard. With economic data pointing downward, from private consumption and investment to gross domestic product and inflation rate, the market widely anticipated the move even though the baht had been weakening over the month.
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Rio rape revives fears about World Cup
AFP, Published on 03/04/2013
» The brutal gang-rape of a US student on a Rio bus has revived concern about safety in Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, despite an overall drop in violence.
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Higgs Boson discovery tops Science picks for 2012
AFP, Published on 21/12/2012
» The discovery of the Higgs Boson, an invisible particle that explains the mystery of mass, leads a list of the top 10 scientific advances of 2012 released by the US journal Science.
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Nebraska approves controversial Keystone pipeline
AFP, Published on 23/01/2013
» The controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a key hurdle after the governor of the US state of Nebraska approved a new route that avoids an environmentally sensitive area.
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Korn visits BoT, continues policy duel
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 24/08/2012
» Korn Chatikavanij, the former finance minister from the Democrat Party, disagrees with the government's focus on the Bank of Thailand's monetary policy framework and on operating losses.
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New consumer mobile quality standards planned
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/01/2012
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to announce its draft quality standards governing data telecom services for mobile networks in March.
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