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Dirty hands of shrimp trade
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» Thailand is the world's leading food exporting country not only because of the country's natural abundance, but also because the food produced here is cheaper than that of other countries. This is also true with the 100-billion-baht shrimp export industry which is now facing allegations of using child migrant labour and other exploitative labour practices to keep Thai shrimp cheaper than those of its competitors.
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THAI has lost its way
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» New Thai Airways president Sorajak Kasemsuvan believes that Thai cuisine, Otop silk fabrics and courteous service will halt its spluttering performance.
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World Bank must tear down 'brics'
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» Finance ministers from across Southeast Asia and around the world are gathering in Japan this week for the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF). It is only the second time in about 40 years that the meetings are being held in Japan, and the first time ever that the World Bank is led by a new kind of leader _ Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim.
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Tolerance, not violence, is the Muslim way
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai has been shot and wounded in the Swat Valley of Islamic Republic of Pakistan by an extremist group. Her fault: She spoke out openly against militants, emphasising the need for education of girls and empowerment of women.
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Plugging the vaccination equity gap will save millions
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» Countries in South and Southeast Asia are going through unprecedented economic growth despite uncertainties in the global economic situation. To be able to maintain this upward trend countries need to secure the health of their citizens _ especially the children. A high mortality rate among among the under fives threatens overall economic development in the region. Approximately 10 million children in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) South-East Asia Region remain at risk from diseases like measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus, all of which are vaccine preventable.
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Censorship can be a total bore
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/10/2012
» At last, I watched a movie in China.
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Pictures for a rainy day
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 12/10/2012
» How much do I hate thee rainy season? Let me count the ways. I hate thee because the slightest sprinkling of water floods my damn soi. I hate thee because it always, always rains when I'm about to leave the office. I hate thee because I constantly have to experience soggy feet and wet toes when I walk around the city. I hate thee because the slightest amount of humidity causes my hair to frizz up and get larger than Thaksin's mega ego.
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Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 12/10/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
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At last, a show of common sense
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/10/2012
» The meeting today between City Hall and the Water and Flood Management Commission to settle the "sandbags in the drains" issue is welcome. Hopefully, this approach will be the norm for the two organisations to resolve any future conflict in a mature fashion.
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