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Start-up turns containers into farms
Business, Published on 11/05/2015
» Las Vegas: The food tech start-up Freight Farms is giving new life to old shipping containers, and at the same time giving impetus to locally grown food.
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Economic storm clouds building
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/05/2015
» It's never easy deciding what to write about in this space each week, given all the issues facing this vibrant region. Lately we've seen a grim run of news ranging from the tragic earthquake in Nepal to the shocking (but not totally surprising) discovery of migrant "death camps" in Thailand.
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Futures brokers in TFEX shift
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 11/05/2015
» Four of 10 brokers at the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) have applied for full licences at the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), while another four have sought restricted licences offering a two-year grace period before upgrading.
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Justice impaired
Asia focus, Published on 11/05/2015
» Last week, Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted in India of culpable homicide, negligence and reckless driving for running over five homeless men and killing one of them after a night out drinking. The crime took place 12 years ago and Khan's five-year jail sentence has been suspended pending an appeal, but it was noteworthy that someone worth US$200 million faced justice at all.
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Writing Asean's future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/05/2015
» Thai national artist and prominent writer Prabhassorn Sevikul grieves over the state of Thai contemporary literature. He concedes that there no longer seems to be any serious literature, that works these days are mostly light and very commercial. He believes Thai popular contemporary literature is only for those who have won awards.
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Faster and lighter Evora
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 11/05/2015
» Lotus' mid-engined 2+2 gets 400hp power and new aluminium chassis when sales start in August
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Internet lifeline for cable TV
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 11/05/2015
» Local cable TV operators have begun launching high-speed internet in an effort to offset falling revenue from pay TV subscriptions.
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No place for sissies
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/05/2015
» There is no way around it. Nothing has occupied as many of my thoughts and emotions over the last week as my birthday. How self-centred can I get?
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Hatched too early
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 11/05/2015
» The Mazda 2 is technologically the best among all petrol-powered Ecocars, but you'll have to pay up if you want one now
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Informative read
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 11/05/2015
» Theft has been prevalent in the animal kingdom since prehistoric times. Squirrels steal. Magpies steal. Monkeys steal. But Homo sapiens has added a new dimension to theft. We steal anything and everything, killing those trying to stop us.
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