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UK: My Brexit plan or no plan
AFP, Published on 17/09/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted her Brexit plan was the only alternative to leaving the EU without an agreement -- something the IMF said Monday would inflict "substantial costs" on the UK economy.
SET closes marginally lower, Indonesia stocks plunge
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index closed lower, while Indonesian shares plunged on Monday as a wider-than-expected August trade deficit and the imminent new round of US tariffs on Chinese goods hurt investor sentiment in the region.
School admin staff to start work next month
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 17/09/2018
» Teachers in 30,000 state-run schools will no longer have to perform administrative duties from the start of next month, which they say could free up more of their time which they can put into improving students' academic performance.
Call for revamp of new motorway blueprint
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Ministry of Transport should revise the design of the elevated six-lane road on the Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway to reduce costs, construction time, pollution and land expropriation, an academic at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) says.
How not to regulate
Life, Nanticha Ocharoenchai, Published on 17/09/2018
» It's 6.30pm on Khao San Road. A backpacker runs in his flip-flops, racing the rain to reach a hostel. Another tourist stands under a canopy, waiting for the downpour to end and catch a tuk-tuk. Nearby, a vendor sits idly in her tent, hoping for a customer, any customer, to come by.
Reducing buses won't ease traffic woes
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/09/2018
» When I saw a news headline last week, saying the number of Bangkok public buses may be reduced to solve the city's traffic woes in the Ramkhamhaeng area, I thought it was just more click bait.
A powerful statement
Business, Yuthana Praiwan & Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/09/2018
» For industrial operators, a loss in power supply for even a split second could lead to catastrophic damage to their business. But an even greater fear for some operators would be if their power supply contracts were controlled by a monopoly, extracting high prices without competition.
Back in Beijing's orbit
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Beijing-backed China Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) took a major step forward last week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries. While it signals a commitment to strengthen economic cooperation and lay the foundation for greater interconnectivity, the devil is in the details.
Big wheel
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/09/2018
» Jeremy Clarkson, the outspoken former host of the hit BBC show Top Gear, once observed that a Lamborghini is for "people who want to move about in a big pantomime, massive West End musical full of colour and noise, and to hell with how fast you can go around the corner".
The road to 5G
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 17/09/2018
» The next great technological transformation is under way as 5G telecommunication systems undergo testing prior to commercial deployment in many markets. Mobile operators will be at the forefront of creating a new platform capable of transforming industries and becoming a catalyst for global economic growth.