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Words to the wise
News, Postbag, Published on 23/02/2018
» My daughter in Australia, knowing my love of the English language, recently sent me a list of archaic and now almost forgotten words that are so delightfully expressive that I believe they should be revived.
'Happy' uni students still need to lift grades
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 21/02/2018
» The recent international rankings that show almost all leading Thai universities plunged in scores and ratings must serve as a wake-up call to the government and policymakers -- Thailand's higher education system needs improvement.
Is it possible to be too data driven?
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 21/02/2018
» Today, the most successful tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon make business decisions informed by the wealth of data that they possess. Being "data-driven'' has become the new imperative for companies striving to become competitive in the modern landscape.
Turkey’s rough road in engaging Asean
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/02/2018
» It was like a blip coming out of nowhere when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said last August that he would not mind backing Turkey’s membership in Asean. This pronouncement was the biggest example of hyperbole during his chairmanship. But this is not the case for Turkey. When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Jakarta in 2015, he already had high hopes that his country would sooner or later be joining Asean.
Haze a concrete issue
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/02/2018
» I am surprised that nobody to date has raised the possibility of the huge increase in concrete making sites contributing to the pollution. In the road behind where we live, Rama 9 Soi 19, there used to be four such sites, now there are nine and a 10th being erected. The huge area being developed adjacent to the MRT Depot in Huai Khwang has had its own concrete-making machine erected. Another site on Rama IX similarly has recently had one erected. Concrete dust particles are present in the air directly from these sites. Concrete mixer lorries throw up clouds of dust when leaving the sites, some also get rid of the remnants in the mixer by offloading at the side of the road, I suspect illegally.
The power of dialogue in a disrupted modern world
News, Klaus Schwab, Published on 20/02/2018
» Closing the divides in our fractured world will require collaboration among many stakeholders. And, more often than not, it is dialogue that sets cooperation apart from conflict, and progress from painful reversals of fortune.
Thai universities in drastic decline
News, John Draper & Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 19/02/2018
» Thai universities are failing abysmally, according to this year's Asia University Rankings (AUR). Seven of the top 10 Thai universities scored lower than last year, while two obtained the same ranking and only one advanced.
Complex challenges dog China's modernisation plans
News, Yao Yang, Published on 19/02/2018
» Last October, as he opened the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping vowed that the country would have a "fully modern" economy by 2035, and would reach high-income status by 2049 -- the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic. One hopes that he is more successful than China's first premier, Zhou Enlai, who in 1964 promised "four modernisations" by the end of the twentieth century.
From baby boomers to grand old dogs
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/02/2018
» With the Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing, it will probably come as no surprise to learn that Crutch was born in the Year of the Dog, which might explain a few things -- the mug shot for this column for a start. However, to be fair, that photograph was taken after I'd had a bit of a rough night.
Fiddling figures
News, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2018
» Re: 'Watch-scandal polling shenanigans sully decent debate' (Opinion, Feb 15).