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Keys to the future? How to read EU Rome declaration
News, Published on 22/03/2017
» 'Europe is our common future," European Union leaders will declare in Rome on Saturday, in a grand statement of ambition that they hope can help hold the EU together following the shock loss of major power Britain.
Happy nations don't only focus on economic growth
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 22/03/2017
» The Socialist candidate for the French presidency, Benoit Hamon, says he doesn't believe in the "myth" and "quasi-religion" of growth -- it's part of the "consumerist, productivist and materialist model" of development, he argues.
Chaiyapoom case deserves truth, justice
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 22/03/2017
» A short-film producer, a song writer and an advocate of the rights of stateless people, Chaiyapoom Pasae was still an adolescent when he was killed by a soldier in Chiang Mai last Friday aged 17. But security officers described him as a suspected armed, illicit drug trafficker, and said that his extra-judicial killing was an act of "self-defence and unavoidable".
Open data policy the key to success
News, Published on 22/03/2017
» The rapid pace of technological development gives us a powerful factor of production: data. Data can help reveal people's true preferences and patterns of behaviour. It can tell us how they live, move around and interact with one another. If used effectively, data can tremendously improve businesses as it helps them tailor products and services that cater to specific demand. Nowadays, data-driven businesses such as Facebook, Uber, Amazon and Airbnb have much higher valuations than their counterparts in traditional media, retail, car manufacturers and the hotel industry which all own vast amounts of tangible assets.
Propose a deal with Beijing
News, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2017
» Thailand is currently welcoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on his first official visit. Mr Duterte flew to Bangkok last year to pay his respects after the death of King Bhumibol. In Asean terms, his "meet and greet", post-election tour is later than usual, but then the president has some perplexing problems back home. One of them is how to deal with China.
Principle of law applies to the big fish, too
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 22/03/2017
» The performance of the Revenue Department over the past two weeks is making many of us question what exactly its role is.
Take a right turn
News, Postbag, Published on 22/03/2017
» Re: 'Getting your motor running is getting harder' (BP, March 20).