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Rohingya need urgent rescue
News, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2022
» Today, as Christmas marks a celebration of family and giving around the world, about 200 Rohingya refugees are stranded at sea, starving and dying. For the past three weeks, they have gone without food and water. About 20 of them, including women and young children, have died. More will get sick and die if they do not receive help in time.
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Businesses put on notice
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2022
» The recent move by Norway's sovereign wealth fund to drop a Thai energy conglomerate from its portfolio raises questions about the reasons behind the decision but sends a warning to Thai corporates on their overseas investments.
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Failed escape stirs doubts
News, Editorial, Published on 28/12/2022
» The attempt by Prasit Jeawkok, a businessman implicated in a high-profile fraud case, to flee a Criminal Court during a hearing on Dec 22 puts the state security system and the officers involved in an unflattering light.
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Honour models for democracy
News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2022
» Since the 1998 ouster of the dictator Suharto -- who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades -- the world's fourth most populous nation has undergone a series of rapid changes. Once dependent on foreign aid to exercise its basic functions, Indonesia has firmly established itself as a major economic player in the Asia-Pacific region, with the distinction of being the only Southeast Asian economy to be included in the Group of 20.
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MPs set poor example
News, Editorial, Published on 19/12/2022
» Parliament president Chuan Leekpai informed the House last week that more than 30 MPs from various parties had resigned from the House of Representatives.
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Redressing Lipe's wrongs
News, Editorial, Published on 21/12/2022
» A controversial land row on idyllic Koh Lipe that has marginalised the indigenous Urak Lawoi people for far too long demands more attention from the government and authorities concerned.
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EV market faces bumps
News, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2022
» Tesla has become a powerful catalyst for Thai electric vehicle market after the company launched two EV models in the Thai market last week.
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Seawalls are no panacea
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2022
» Last week, the environmental group Beach for Life launched a protest to urge the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to review its policies on the construction of seawalls and breakwaters intended to help prevent coastal erosion.
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Conscription's days numbered
News, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2022
» Late last month, 23 high school students in Narathiwat were rushed to hospital after harsh military training. Eight needed dialysis due to life-threatening dehydration and kidney failure.
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Point system can deter bad drivers
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2022
» The Royal Thai Police and the Land Transport Department say a demerit point system will be introduced on Jan 9. The move is a bid to improve road safety in a country known to have the deadliest roads in Southeast Asia.
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