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The era of unified nation-states nears its end
News, Published on 16/09/2014
» This week's referendum in Scotland could result in the UK losing almost one-third of its landmass, and 8% of its population, and, very likely, its present prime minister. In a summer rich with shocks, the breakup of a United Nations Security Council member suddenly seems more likely than the long-predicted fracturing of Iraq.
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Postbag: Teach us how to think
News, Published on 16/09/2014
» I laud PM Prayuth Chan-ocha for having the political will to introduce tax reforms this year to reduce the income gap. But I see little specific proof of his recognition that we badly need education reform that will teach us how to think, rather than what to think — which is critical in a democracy.
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Cityscape re-imagined: Bangkok without billboards
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 29/09/2014
» My office is only about a kilometre from my house and, on a good day, I could probably cover the distance on foot in half an hour.
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Midterm vs midlife crisis
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/10/2014
» My daughter is going through her "midterm crisis" at the moment, cramming for exams and being generally cranky. She was particularly upset when prior commitments meant she couldn't join friends for a weekend study session.
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Who killed off the Nokia phone?
News, Published on 23/10/2014
» It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their positions — often quickly and brutally. Mobile-phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggest technology success stories, was no exception, losing its market share in the space of just a few years. Can the industry's new champions, Apple and Google — not to mention titans in other tech sectors — avoid Nokia's fate?
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Nuns show us what merit really means
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/10/2014
» Whenever the issue of female ordination pops up, we hear two standard lines from our clerical elders.
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Unconcerned China hacks the iCloud
Life, James Hein, Published on 29/10/2014
» Apple was temporarily enthused that their iPhone 6 was going on sale in China since this has been a reasonable marketplace for them in the past. Then it was reported that China state-supported hackers were actively implementing a so-called man-in-the-middle attack against Apple's iCloud which would give them access to people in China trying to connect to the iCloud.com server. This attack replaces the certificate used by the customer and allows monitoring of user names, passwords and activity.
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Buyer's market for smartphones
Life, James Hein, Published on 12/11/2014
» With the Western markets saturated, the pattern for smartphone sales is starting to change. It is a very good time to be the buyer as competition is fierce for those upgrading and for the tiny minority who don't yet have a model from the upper end of the market. Last month, LG was the only major retailer who had a positive number in their earnings statement. By comparison Samsung, HTC and Sony did not do so well. Elsewhere, like in China and India, the markets are expanding and people are starting to update from a regular phone to the smarter variety, but in the lower price range.
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Connecting with Thai 'Gen Y' consumers
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 19/11/2014
» It is quite unique for Thailand to be caught in the middle of two demographic megatrends.
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Conflict minerals need regulations
News, Published on 04/12/2014
» "That diamond upon your finger, say how came it yours?" asks Shakespeare's Cymbeline. "Thou'lt torture me," responds the villainous Iachimo, "to leave unspoken that which, to be spoke, would torture thee."
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