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Pulling the weight of Thailand’s 4.0 policy
Published on 31/05/2018
» The Government’s plan to evolve our economy into one centred on innovation and knowledge, as opposed to exporting resources and primary manufactures, is not a simple one to follow in practical terms. While it was straightforward enough to select ten S-Curve industries to develop to an advanced level under the Thailand 4.0 national policy, multinational partnerships and focused dialogue are both necessary to enable such development.
Ukraine staged fake murder of journalist
AFP, Published on 31/05/2018
» KIEV: "Murdered" anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko appeared alive and well at a press conference in Kiev on Wednesday as Ukraine admitted it had faked his death to expose an alleged Russian plot to kill him.
Salah could play in World Cup
AFP, Published on 31/05/2018
» CAIRO: Mohamed Salah could still play a role for Egypt at the World Cup after the Egyptian Football Association announced Wednesday that the injured Liverpool striker would be out for "not more" than three weeks.
1.2bn children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study
AFP, Published on 31/05/2018
» LONDON - More than half of the world's children are threatened by conflict, poverty or sexual discrimination, Save the Children said in a report published on Wednesday.
The mother of all lizards found in Italian Alps
AFP, Published on 31/05/2018
» PARIS - Scientists said Wednesday they had tracked down the oldest known lizard, a tiny creature that lived about 240 million years ago when Earth had a single continent and dinosaurs were brand new.
Airbnb refuse China buyout offer
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2018
» BEIJING: Airbnb Inc's founders were moments away from merging their China business with local competitor Tujia in January 2017. Executives and investors spent hours hashing out a deal. Preliminary term sheets were drawn up. Then in the final hour of negotiations, Airbnb pulled out.
Students struggle to get seats
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 31/05/2018
» Two more "clearing house" rounds will be opened to tackle the problem of many empty seats in universities.
Overnight stays banned on Similan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/05/2018
» Tourists will be banned from overnight stays on the pristine Similan Island in the Moo Koh Similan National Park in Phangnga province to protect marine resources.
Monk absconder turns self in, defrocked
News, Published on 31/05/2018
» One of the two senior monks on the run yesterday turned himself in to face charges in connection with embezzlement of state temple development funds while police were stepping up their search for the last suspect.
Calls for poll build after court's OK
News, Published on 31/05/2018
» Politicians and academics are upbeat after the Constitutional Court's ruling Wednesday to clear the organic bill on the election of MPs, saying the regime has no excuse to postpone the election expected in February any more.