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Don't start celebrating Greece's bailout exit just yet
News, Paul Wallace, Published on 22/08/2018
» For once Europe has an exit to celebrate rather than dread. On Monday, more than eight years after its first euro zone bailout, Greece left its third financial rescue programme. This is a welcome Grexit, but before popping open the champagne it's important to remember that Athens remains in thrall to its European creditors, who have failed to put the Greek economy on a sustainable footing.
Finding the way after sham election
News, Published on 22/08/2018
» Hun Sen's bogus election held on July 29 throws down the gauntlet to the international community to prove that democracy is possible in Cambodia.
Let's stick to EC poll date
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2018
» The regime has decided to continue its confusing, piecemeal attitude towards elections and free speech. The latest declarations on a general election emphasise shortcomings all across government and the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). By law, setting an election date is the exclusive duty of the Election Commission. When the EC did just that, the regime immediately stepped in, first to accept it, then to negate it and finally to mark it out as an open-ended and conditional option.
The curious case of cabbies refusing fares
News, Published on 22/08/2018
» Drivers' refusal to take passengers is the main problem with taxi services in Bangkok, accounting for 40% of all complaints statistics collected by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).
Thailand holding out for a hero
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/08/2018
» In recent years, the world has grieved the loss of quite a few great people who were known for their integrity and courage.
Elon Musk doesn't need more sleep, he needs better sleep
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 22/08/2018
» Last week, Arianna Huffington said Elon Musk's lack of sleep is impairing his performance. "The science is clear," she wrote after Tesla's chief executive officer told <i>The New York Times</i> that he works 120 hours a week, leaving him with little time to rest.