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Scientists use Wi-Fi to see through walls
Business, Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2015
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: X-ray vision, a comic book fantasy for decades, is becoming a reality in a lab at MIT.
Reform under this regime is an uphill task
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 23/12/2015
» As the regime is set to announce its policy achievements today, one thing is clear. If our goal is to fix gross and deep-rooted disparity that is the root cause of political violence, military dictatorship cannot deliver it.
Baht-ringgit settlement due to start in coming quarter
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/12/2015
» Direct local currency settlement between the baht and the Malaysian ringgit will come into effect in next year's first quarter as the selection process for designated commercial banks progresses, says a Bank of Thailand senior official.
Insider traders get a smack on the wrist
News, Tippatrai Saelawong, Published on 23/12/2015
» Fighting against corruption does not mean only fighting against the embezzlement of public funds or the lack of public governance. It also means fighting against the lack of governance and corruption in the private sector.
Saudi Arabia's phoney war on terror
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 23/12/2015
» Containing the scourge of Islamist terror will be impossible without containing the ideology that drives it: Wahhabism, a messianic, jihad-extolling form of Sunni fundamentalism whose international expansion has been bankrolled by oil-rich sheikhdoms, especially Saudi Arabia. That is why the newly announced Saudi-led anti-terror coalition, the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism, should be viewed with profound scepticism.
A plan for flying safe
News, Editorial, Published on 23/12/2015
» The recent well-publicised and consequential talks and reports over aviation safety often seemed somewhat vague. No airline was mentioned as unsafe. But efforts are clearly are needed to upgrade agencies under the Transport Ministry, including the Directorate of Civil Aviation. The safety issue has now got to a stage that directly affects the flying public, both foreign and domestic.
Just banning Sepp Blatter won't clean up football
News, Published on 23/12/2015
» The ethics committee of football's global body brought down the hammer on president Sepp Blatter, banning him for eight years for making a $2 million (72.1 million baht) payment that looked an awful lot like a bribe. But don't expect Mr Blatter to go gently into the night, if his post-suspension press conference is any indication.
How to fight Asian slavery, one supplier at a time
News, Adam Minter, Published on 23/12/2015
» As you dig into your shrimp cocktail this holiday season, spare a thought for the men and women who peeled those tiny crustaceans. According to a six-month Associated Press investigation, there's a chance the workers were modern-day slaves in Thailand, exploited by shadowy suppliers who have been linked to some of the biggest US supermarket and restaurant chains, from Wal-Mart to the Capital Grille.
No need to queue for that close-up
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/12/2015
» Teachers and students in Thailand can now find their science classes more enjoyable and easier to explore, thanks to MuEye, a polymer lens that transforms a smartphone or tablet into a digital microscope.
A spot of Czech art, anyone?
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/12/2015
» The curved walls of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) are lined with pictures by Czech artists -- witty, strange and sometimes tinged with the surreal. There are two exhibitions: "The Magic World of Czech Illustrators for Children", which takes up the 4th and the 5th floor, and "Café Puzzle" by Jiri Sliva, which is on the 3rd floor. Together they give a broad perspective of Czech pop-art illustration, with a distinctive Eastern European mix of dry humour and imagination.