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Green space expansion needs plan
News, Aspen Anderson, Published on 22/07/2024
» As global sustainability efforts accelerate, Bangkok is redefining its environmental strategy under governor Chadchart Sittipunt. Transitioning from the Green Bangkok 2030 initiative, which was initially spearheaded by his predecessors, the governor is now focusing on a bolder environmental agenda.
LGBTQ+ awaits 'groundbreaking' law
News, Aspen Anderson, Published on 08/07/2024
» After more than two decades of advocating for a marriage equality bill, Thailand is set to become Asia's next gay marriage hotspot.
Media groups rally for freedom of press
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 04/05/2024
» Two media worker groups on Friday urged the government to respect freedom of the press and freedom of expression as it marked the UN's World Press Freedom Day.
The trials and tribulations of Melania Trump
News, Maureen Dowd, Published on 23/04/2024
» Outside my office, there is a picture of the Slovenian Sphinx visiting the Egyptian Sphinx, taken during a 2018 photo shoot in Giza nine months after Melania Trump was blindsided by the steamy news about her husband and Stormy Daniels.
G7's campaign against China could backfire
News, Lili Yan Ing, Published on 23/10/2023
» On Oct 28–29, Japan will host the G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Osaka. The primary focus of the gathering will be improving supply-chain resilience and strengthening export controls on critical minerals and technologies. But China's "economic coercion", particularly the widespread disruption caused by its non-transparent and market-distorting industrial policies, is also expected to be high on the agenda.
Soft skills the key to success, forum told
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/08/2020
» Soft skills, such as the ability to cooperate with others, are more important than academic skills for 21st-century students to succeed in life and work, an expert told an education webinar on Wednesday.
Vietnam's economy comes of age
News, Nehginpao Kipgen & Akash Sahu, Published on 23/12/2019
» Vietnam in Southeast Asia is one of the best growing economies in the region. The country has become an attractive destination for investment from all over the globe. The trade wars between the US and China have certainly contributed to this outcome. Since the US has stopped cooperating with China in a number of industries, the profitability of manufacturing in China has fallen. As the general living standard has also increased, labour is cheaply available elsewhere. This has motivated manufacturers to find cheaper destinations, such as Vietnam.
When bombers turned into butterflies
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/08/2019
» There have been an increasing number of news events lately serving as reminders that I am a bit on the ancient side. Last month it was the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing and it was rather disturbing that most of my colleagues were either too young to remember it, or in most cases hadn't even been born.
Prince Mahidol awards honour genome work
News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2018
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, representing His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, yesterday conferred the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award on laureates at the Chakri Throne Hall inside the Grand Palace.