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Diplomacy breaks down
News, Published on 27/03/2014
» Caretaker Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul has done at least two things recently which are unprecedented and that his predecessors would most likely not have done, or even contemplated, had they been caught in the same political situation as him.
Value of gross domestic wellbeing
News, Published on 27/03/2014
» During a 2008 discussion of the global financial crisis at the London School of Economics, Queen Elizabeth II famously floored a room full of financial heavyweights by asking,''Why did no one see it coming?'' That question has been haunting economists ever since, as the recognition has slowly taken hold that, in the supposed “golden age” preceding the crisis, they were blind not only to the potential consequences of failure — but also to the true cost of “success”.
Postbag: Cool heads needed
News, Published on 27/03/2014
» Re: ''Prayuth urges Nattawut to stop trouble’’ (Politics, March 25).
Army key to Myanmar’s political future
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 27/03/2014
» As the country celebrates Armed Forces Day, Myanmar’s president Thein Sein is in the throes of making an unusually decisive move aimed at ending the current political impasse. Everything is currently stalled, with the government and bureaucracy paralysed by the absorption with constitutional change and the growing preoccupation with the forthcoming elections next year.
Bus carnage should spur safety rethink
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/03/2014
» It’s appalling. A road accident involving a double-decker bus that killed at least 29 and injured 23 others in Tak province.
Europe and Asia aim to win opening point
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 27/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR: Europe and Asia aim to draw first blood to set the momentum on the opening day of the inaugural EurAsia Cup today.
Badminton secures four titles
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 27/03/2014
» The Badminton Association of Thailand yesterday won four awards from the Sports Writers’ Association of Thailand.
Ratchaburi continue impressive start
Tor Chittinand, Published on 27/03/2014
» Ratchaburi’s brilliant start to the Thai Premier League season continued last night when they shocked SCG Muang Thong United 2-1.
AS Roma unveil plans for new, multi-purpose stadium
AFP, Published on 27/03/2014
» AS Roma on Wednesday officially announced plans for a new, purpose-built 52,000-seater stadium that would end the Serie A club's shared tenancy of the Olympic Stadium with city rivals Lazio.
Video shows N. Korea karaoke salons
AFP, Published on 27/03/2014
» SEOUL - Rare video footage from North Korea has emerged showing men enjoying a night out in a karaoke salon catering to relatively wealthy North Koreans making money from often illicit cross-border trade.