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Phuket tram bids set for mid-2020
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 02/12/2019
» Bidding for construction of a 35-billion-baht tram system in Phuket is likely to take place in the middle of next year, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
Negotiating the end of cross-border insurgency
News, Published on 02/12/2019
» Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Hat Yai Peace accords that ended the Communist Party of Malaya's (CPM) 41-year insurgency. This historical episode resonates with present day insurgencies where cross-border linkages can often allow insurgencies to persist and "good neighbourly" relations can open up possibilities for an enduring peace.
Missing the big picture on poverty reduction
Asia focus, Published on 02/12/2019
» This year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to poverty reduction. The Nobel Committee said their use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), a method adapted from medical research, to test whether specific interventions work has "considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty".
MG HS 1.5 TURBO X (2019) review
Richard Leu, Published on 01/12/2019
» After the GS rocked the five-seat compact SUV market with aggressive pricing, the HS fine-tunes the attack with a comfy and tech-savvy package.
The reason for the season
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/12/2019
» It used to worry me that Christmas trees would sprout up in Bangkok around early to mid-November.
London Bridge attacker 'was terror parolee'
Published on 30/11/2019
» LONDON: A man shot dead by police on London Bridge after stabbing two people to death on Friday had been out on probation after serving six years for terrorism offences, authorities say.
Rapper Tijoux gives the beat to Chile's street revolt
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» PARIS - Chilean singer Ana Tijoux says she is scared of cameras. Yet it is hard to think of anything as fearless as her latest hit "Cacerolazo", which has become an anthem of the street revolt in her homeland against its billionaire president Sebastian Pinera.
Demos and deals as Black Friday sweeps Europe
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» PARIS: Climate activists staged protests across Europe on Friday to denounce the environmental toll of mass consumption, while shoppers hit the streets and the internet as retailers of all stripes touted pre-holiday bargains.
BoT upbeat on fourth-quarter outlook
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 30/11/2019
» Even though the economy got off to a rough start in the fourth quarter, the Bank of Thailand remains optimistic that the period's reading will fare better than the third quarter's.
Museums in tourism drive
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/11/2019
» Museums are trying to create a museum culture in Thailand by pushing educational tourism.