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Spare Nepal our black arts, crass barbs
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/05/2015
» The Kathmandu earthquakes shocked us all. Once again, we are reminded that while some disasters are unnatural, it's natural disasters that wake us from our slumber with such frightening impact. After every quake, after every aftershock, after watching television feeds and looking at pictures on Facebook, we're nudged to reflect on the insecurity of life, even the fragility of civilisation.
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Japan's best bet on an Asian community is to wait
News, Published on 02/05/2015
» In the world of international finance, conflicting monetary and exchange-rate policies compete for advantage and countries battle for influence over the rules of the game. After all, just as investors compete to maximise their profits, countries compete to ensure that international rules and norms are agreeable to them. That is why agreeing to an international economic regime — say, establishing a fixed exchange rate, or adopting a common currency — is a deeply political decision. And today's Asia faces many such decisions.
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UK election raises uncertainty for Thai migrants
News, Published on 02/05/2015
» The ground-breaking May 7 UK general election does not only have implications for the British. Thais could be affected too.
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So many battling parties, so little unity
News, Published on 02/05/2015
» An unprecedented number of parties could shape the next UK government. This was highlighted on April 2 by the first ever British TV election debate to feature seven parties. The leaders stood as if in a game show: viewers could have been forgiven for trying to spot the weakest link. But in this strange election with its uncertain outcome, even those seven parties do not tell the whole story.
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Britons go to vote, facing uncertain future
News, Published on 02/05/2015
» Forget the "two-party Westminster model". If there ever was a notion of a particularly British style of politics (or that of any country for that matter), the May 7 general election shows it has been dumped, perhaps forever.
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Steer clear of charter limbo
News, Published on 02/05/2015
» The plain truth is the draft constitution has been mired in disagreements and controversies. Under the current situation, the best way to judge its merit is to put it through a referendum.
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Wrong military mission
Published on 02/05/2015
» Re: “Prayut begs EU for mercy on illegal fishing”, (BP, May 1).
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