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Rise of inequality in the 21st century
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 09/09/2014
» The reception in the United States, and in other advanced economies, of Thomas Piketty's recent book Capital in the Twenty-First Century attests to growing concern about rising inequality. His book lends further weight to the already overwhelming body of evidence concerning the soaring share of income and wealth at the very top.
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'Smart Classrooms' can boost children's learning
News, Published on 09/09/2014
» The "Smart Classroom" is the new fad on the Thai educational scene. But it means different things to different people. Some schools equate it with the old policy of computer labs; others think of it as providing students with technology.
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To tackle rape, we must end gender inequality
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/09/2014
» Just when I thought I had heard it all — all the advice drummed into us women about learning how to defend ourselves, the cautions about remembering to dress "appropriately" at all times, never to walk alone in isolated areas and, if out after dark, to always stick to well-lit areas — along comes another measure supposedly meant to prevent us becoming victims of sexual assault: anti-rape nail polish!
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Time to act in graft fight
News, Published on 09/09/2014
» There is a certain irony in the new-found movement by the authorities to combat corruption. Anti-Corruption Day was established in September 2012 by the previous government. Ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra never received credit for fighting graft effectively — because she didn’t. New Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said pretty well all there is to say about the issue. Now, he also will be judged solely on his achievements.
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Postbag: Too much testing
News, Published on 09/09/2014
» Thai education is facing yet another “pie in the sky” change. The examination boffins at the National Institute of Educational Testing service have come up with a new type of exam called Pisa Onet (BP, Sept 7)
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New crackdown on criticism has ominous overtones
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/09/2014
» Ton Kla (not his real name) shed tears when he saw his drama mentor and older friend, Golf, behind bars at the Central Women's Correctional Institution three weeks ago.
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Channel 3 hiding behind 'public interest'
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/09/2014
» The management of TV Channel 3 seems to have forgotten that about a decade ago Supinya Klangnarong, then a vocal activist of the NGO the Campaign for Media Reform was charged with criminal defamation by Shin Corp for alleged defamatory remarks she made at a seminar entitled "Five Years of Thai Rak Thai – Shin Corp Gets Richer".
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