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    Unity out of reach as members' goals clash

    News, Published on 25/03/2015

    » For the Asean member states, the benchmark of successful regionalism has been the organisation's effectiveness in bringing the region closer. Asean has provided a forum for closer consultations while promoting the habit of cooperation. The lack of intra-state conflict in a region derided as a cockpit of war and the Balkans of the East during the 1950s and 1960s has been credited to Asean's success in moulding a greater regional consciousness among policymakers.

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    Rogue ship a good catch

    News, Published on 25/03/2015

    » The detention of an infamous rogue fishing vessel off Phuket deserves special notice and praise. Authorities apprehended the ugly-looking ship after it was chased by various nations for years. It has gone by an assortment of names and sailed under numerous flags, but always with criminal intent. The 625-tonne vessel was known and blacklisted worldwide for illegal fishing in and around the Antarctic.

  • OPINION

    Markets brace for Fed's tightening

    News, Published on 25/03/2015

    » As the Federal Reserve moves closer to initiating one of the most long-awaited and widely predicted periods of rising short-term interest rates in the United States, many are asking how emerging markets will be affected. Indeed, the question has been asked at least since May 2013, when then-Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke famously announced that quantitative easing would be "tapered" later that year, causing long-term US interest rates to rise and prompting a reversal of capital flows to emerging markets.

  • OPINION

    Asia's last 'benevolent dictator' was a giant of a man

    News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 25/03/2015

    » There is little doubt that Singapore owes an enormous debt of gratitude to this giant of a man named Lee Kuan Yew, or Harry as he was known to his friends and family.

  • OPINION

    It's political correctness gone mad

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/03/2015

    » Last week, legendary American comedian Jay Leno appeared on NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers and shared an example of how college kids (in the US) are painfully politically correct these days. He tells of a day when an intern asked him what he'd like for lunch. When he asked where the interns would be picking up their food, he answered they were "getting Mexican". To which, Leno replied, "I don't really like Mexican", and the intern instantly goes, "Whoa, that's kind of racist."

  • OPINION

    SSD can be a fragging pain also

    Life, James Hein, Published on 25/03/2015

    » A solid state drive (SSD) has no moving parts and for the most part is — or at least should be — faster than a regular platter based hard drive. Over the years I have had a 128, 240 and more recently a 512GB SSD that I use as my system drive. After the installation of the last one, things started to slow down until it took less time to copy to a regular hard drive than to my new SSD. As you should when you want to check on something, I Googled (any other search engine will also work) for anything to do with my SSD model having problems. Unfortunately, while it is a Samsung 840 series, it is not the one that has had all the problems, so no useful suggestions. Finally, I decided to see if it was slow because it was fragmented.

  • OPINION

    Green worry is hot air

    News, Published on 25/03/2015

    » I think it is noble the new CEO of Thai airways spends time discussing the relative greenhouse gas emissions of various meals served on Thai aircraft (BP, March 24).

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