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  • WORLD

    US appeals court backs Google's book-scanning project

    AFP, Published on 17/10/2015

    » WASHINGTON - Google's colossal project to digitize the world's books does not violate copyright law, a US appeals court ruled Friday, affirming a 2013 decision seen as a landmark for the digital era.

  • WORLD

    Magna Carta exhibition venue switched again in China

    AFP, Published on 20/10/2015

    » SHANGHAI - A Magna Carta exhibition scheduled for a Shanghai museum has been switched to the British Consulate -- the second time the historic declaration of rights has been moved from a public venue in communist-ruled China.

  • OPINION

    Opposition bids for attention as Najib's woes grow

    News, Josh Rogin, Published on 30/09/2015

    » Malaysia's prime minister is in the United States this week, but the opposition got here first -- with a warning that Washington should step away from the current administration and its scandals, before it's too late.

  • THAILAND

    What changes lie ahead with TPP pact?

    News, Published on 07/10/2015

    » By lowering trade barriers among the United States and 11 nations scattered around the Pacific Rim from Japan to Chile, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact is intended to help countries specialise in producing and exporting whatever goods and services they can make most efficiently, while importing the rest. In the long run, that could help decrease some of the prices consumers see in stores.

  • OPINION

    Can Xi-Obama summit salvage relations?

    News, Minxin Pei, Published on 23/09/2015

    » As Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his trip to the United States in Seattle, home to many of the world's leading technology firms, most observers are looking ahead to his subsequent meeting with President Barack Obama. Can the summit reverse the downward spiral in US-China relations that began with Mr Xi's accession to power in 2013?

  • THAILAND

    Enormous risk in a bottle of water

    News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 17/09/2015

    » Over the last 15 years, the bottled-water industry has experienced explosive growth, which shows no sign of slowing. In fact, bottled water -- including everything from "purified spring water" to flavoured water and water enriched with vitamins, minerals, or electrolytes -- is the largest growth area in the beverage industry, even in cities where tap water is safe and highly regulated. But this has been a disaster for the environment and the world's poor.

  • OPINION

    The great trans-Pacific free-trade charade

    Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 04/10/2015

    » As negotiators and ministers from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta in an effort to finalise the details of the sweeping new Trans-Pacific Partnership, some sober analysis is warranted. The biggest regional trade and investment agreement in history is not what it seems.

  • LIFE

    Nam Petch to fight on, Sek falls behind, Mike stressed

    News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/09/2015

    » Former Miss Thailand second runner-up Sunannika “Nam Petch” Kritsanasuwan is brushing off claims that her assault complaint against a socialite is struggling for lack of evidence.

  • OPINION

    Size matters with megaprojects

    News, Nancy Alexander, Published on 17/07/2015

    » We seem to be entering a new age of megaprojects, as countries, in particular those of the G-20, mobilise the private sector to invest heavily in multi-million (if not multi-billion or multi-trillion) dollar infrastructure initiatives, such as pipelines, dams, water and electricity systems, and road networks.

  • WORLD

    US lawmakers worry over Malaysia TIP report rating

    Reuters, Published on 16/07/2015

    » WASHINGTON — Nineteen US senators, including Democrats and Republicans, have sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing "grave concern" that Malaysia may be upgraded in this year's US list of human trafficking offenders.

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