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  • OPINION

    Quest for subs we don't need

    News, Published on 16/10/2013

    » The Royal Thai Navy has increased its military power and influence considerably over the past few decades. Once consigned to the unofficial title of third military arm after the army and air force, the navy has made considerable progress.

  • OPINION

    Growth alone will not end poverty

    News, Published on 16/10/2013

    » The World Bank has set two new goals for itself: ending extreme and chronic poverty in the world by 2030, and promoting shared prosperity, defined in terms of progress of the poorest 40% of the population in each society.

  • OPINION

    Postbag: Deal or no deal?

    News, Published on 16/10/2013

    » It's welcome news that China has agreed to boost its annual purchase of Thai rice to 1 million tonnes a year, a five-fold rise from the previous deal. But hold the champagne!

  • OPINION

    Economy poised for lift from income tax tweak

    News, Published on 16/10/2013

    » Personal income taxes are soon to be altered to leave a bit more cash in taxpayers' pockets.

  • OPINION

    True democracy welcomes the opinions of rivals

    News, Published on 16/10/2013

    » In my opinion, the struggle for democracy is not the struggle for a political regime. Nor is it for any specific government or political party. Democratic forces should not be confined to merely protecting the government or the politicians of one's liking.

  • OPINION

    Unprincipled capitalists need to feel the heat

    News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/10/2013

    » Rows and rows of denuded mountains stretch as far as the eye can see. That is what many of the once green mountains in Nan have have now become.

  • OPINION

    Swimming against the tide

    Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 16/10/2013

    » Several villages in the country have been submerged following heavy rains. The floodwater has got into houses and buildings, trapping families in their villages, damaging property and killing livestock. Roads have been swamped with water. Things have been washed away.

  • OPINION

    Smartphone makers throw a curve

    Life, James Hein, Published on 16/10/2013

    » The internet is an amazing resource. Boasting around 40 billion pages and with exabytes of data, it contains a huge amount of information provided by a multitude of sources. One problem is that a lot of this information is unverified or consists of personal observations and opinions. Despite this, there appears to be a growing trend that the first result received when performing a Web search is the one used to find the answer to a question.

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