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The effects of unfinished momentum
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 08/11/2025
» Why do some nations surge confidently into the future while others advance only in half-steps, not declining but not accelerating either? In their influential book Why Nations Fail (first published in 2012), Daron Acemoglu -- now a Nobel Prize economist -- and James Robinson, both economists and political scientists at the University of Chicago, offer a helpful lens for understanding Thailand's development path without casting blame or provoking division.
Drunk policeman injures boy in Roi Et road crash
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/02/2024
» The Don't Drink Drive Foundation has called for stricter drink driving laws after a drunk policeman caused an accident on Thursday, seriously injuring a 12-year-old boy and damaging 12 vehicles in Roi Et.
Engagement key to Sino-Thai ties
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 07/07/2020
» Gone are the days when policymakers could sit back and relax to watch Sino-Thai relations moving ahead in autopilot mode. These days, Thailand and China have to intensify mutual engagement and consultation at all levels to ensure there is no room for misunderstandings that could lead to diplomatic wrangles.
Trump visit could bolster US Indo-Pacific strategy
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 01/10/2019
» With only four weeks to go before the 35th Asean-related summits kick off at Muangthong Thani, the White House has said nothing to indicate whether President Donald Trump will be coming to Bangkok. Asked about it these past couple of days, Washington movers and shakers have said in unison: Anything can happen. Mr Trump is now facing the threat of impeachment from a Democratic Party-led inquiry. It is pretty common these days to factor in a high level of unpredictability for all transactions with the US, especially when they involve the US presidency.
Boeing's 737 Max defence is a mess
News, David Fickling, Published on 08/05/2019
» For decades, business schools have taught Johnson & Johnson's handling of its 1982 Tylenol scandal as a textbook example of good crisis management.