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TPP talks in Sydney end with further negotiation set for Sept
Published on 30/08/2017
» SYDNEY - Chief negotiators from the 11 remaining member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal agreed to reconvene in September, after three days of talks ended in Sydney on Wednesday.
What do you do when you get a vaccination?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2017
» We know that vaccinations are necessary, but we certainly don't enjoy getting them. It's not fun to have a sharp needle put in your arm.
India and China learn how to turn down the heat
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 30/08/2017
» As summer reached the high Himalayas this past June, one corner of the mountains turned hotter than expected. On a small plateau called Doklam, close to where the India-China border meets the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, two of the largest armies in the world faced off against each other. Chinese soldiers, convinced they were on Chinese territory, had brought equipment to extend a road; Indian soldiers, who viewed the land as disputed, blocked the earth-movers. For three months, the armies camped just metres away from each other, the Indians on the higher ground and the Chinese in a little valley. Neither government seemed to know how to back down.
Know Your Enemy: The Forces Driving Disruption
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 30/08/2017
» In a world where everything is constantly disrupting and being disrupted, the biggest and most terrifying risk is to stand still. To choose not to change is almost equal to accepting being swept away with the tide. Mark Zuckerberg once said: "The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking any risks."
Bad smell at coal face
News, Postbag, Published on 30/08/2017
» Just as David James Wong can smell the regime's incompetence from San Francisco, regular readers of this glorious newspaper will recognise the scent wafting from the coal-fired power plant proposed for southern Thailand.
Yingluck gone but populism sticks around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/08/2017
» Ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra has gone -- some might say -- with the wind. And the way she fled the country was so sly, like a Hollywood film noir where the femme fatale coolly sashays out of the scene having outwitted everyone.
Of Legends And Lore
Life, Published on 30/08/2017
» "Of Legends And Lore: Japanese Ink Paintings" is by Takafumi Asakura, one of Japan's most talented modern artists who merges the art of painting and calligraphy in swift, contemporary strokes of a single type of black sumi ink.
Carat tops RECMA list again
Business, Published on 30/08/2017
» Carat has reached the summit of the RECMA Network Diagnostics Qualitative Evaluation for the fifth consecutive report.
SCB automates four branches
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/08/2017
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) recently launched four completely automated branches as the growth of electronic transaction channels continues to transform the banking sector.
'Price not issue' in cancer drugs row
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/08/2017
» The Social Security Fund (SSF) says it will not pay for Imatinib, a chemotherapy medication, to treat social security subscribers suffering from medium and critical stages of cancer.