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Buy-back plan of farmland
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/04/2016
» The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) is pushing for the setting up of an asset management company (AMC) tasked with buying land plots once owned by farmers and the poor before being seized by banks when their loans turned sour.
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MAI aims to promote start-ups
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 11/04/2016
» The Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) is expanding its role in creating ecosystems and incubators to help small companies and start-ups one day grow into listed companies.
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Improving judgement in an uncertain world
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 11/04/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, I want to discuss the quality of my judgement," Bob tells me.
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Best foot forward
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 11/04/2016
» A young civil servant in Rajasthan state has become a trailblazer for his government when it comes to providing free shoes to students. Jitendra Soni has helped nearly 30,000 so far but the campaign is far from over -- an estimated half a million students still walk to school barefoot in the state.
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Independent directors: Expectations vs Reality
Business, Published on 11/04/2016
» It was not that long ago when chief executives reigned supreme. Friends and golf buddies were hand-picked to join their boards of directors with generous perks and meeting fees, leaving the chief executives to run the show unchallenged as they saw fit. Then came the financial crisis of 1997 when the gravy train came to a sudden halt.
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Climate challenge
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 11/04/2016
» In 2011, a record-breaking flood in Thailand caused total economic damages of US$46 billion. Last year, more than 2,000 people died in India when record-breaking temperatures hit 48 degrees Celsius. Globally, 2015 was the hottest year on record.
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China and the future of commodity prices
Asia focus, Published on 11/04/2016
» There is no doubt that China's ongoing growth slowdown has had far-reaching effects on the global economy. But its role in the sharp fall in commodity prices that has occurred since 2014 -- an outcome that has been devastating for commodity-exporting countries, including once-dynamic emerging economies -- is more limited than the conventional wisdom suggests. In fact, China's slowdown is only a part of the commodity-price story.
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Year of the apps
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/04/2016
» 2016 could mark the upward inflection point for app development in Thailand as it continues to gain traction.
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Operational or people results? The leader’s dilemma
Published on 11/04/2016
» One of the most discussed topics I’ve heard regarding developing leaders is whether they should focus on strengthening business performance or emphasise making their people happy and developing their skills as their priority.
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Gold prices up B150 to B20,750
Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2016
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 20,344.72 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 20,650.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
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