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Trump must face reality
News, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2016
» Voters in the world's beacon of democracy, the United States of America, have finally made their choice, and despite all the polls reporting in favour of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, it is tycoon-turned-politician Donald Trump who emerged the winner in the neck-and-neck contest.
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Teething problems for new South delegation
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/11/2016
» When Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha set up the cabinet forward command, a 13-member delegation of special government representatives to coordinate efforts to bring peace to the deep South, it appeared to be a "dream team" at the beginning. After a month, the team now seems to be running into the same old problems that could bog down their efforts.
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India starts to abandon cash, maybe a bit too fast
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 10/11/2016
» It certainly took everyone in India by surprise. But then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a flair for the dramatic. In an unexpected prime time address on Tuesday, he announced that in a few hours, millions of high-denomination currency notes would no longer be legal tender. It was the only way, he insisted, to deal with "the disease" of unaccounted-for income -- or "black money", as it's called in India. "Your money will remain yours," he assured a stunned citizenry -- as long as you get around to depositing it in post offices sometime over the next several weeks.
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Region needs innovative water plan
News, Jeremy Bird, Published on 10/11/2016
» The recurrent threat of both flooding and drought looms large over many parts of the Mekong region. This variability is natural but is increasing due to climate change. Their destructive effects can be either relieved or compounded depending on the way dams are operated.
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Politicising rice can be a worthy cause
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 10/11/2016
» The regime's responses to plummeting rice prices have been both disappointing and disastrous to it and farmers.
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