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Rising above the shadow of machines
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 17/01/2018
» The Thai National Children's Day has recently passed -- a special day which not only celebrates, but also reaffirms the importance of the young generation as the future. While it is clear that the children of today will eventually grow to be the leaders of tomorrow, it is much less clear what exactly that future will look like. In the spirit of Children's Day, I want to discuss how we can best prepare the future generations for an increasingly technologically-driven world.
Victoria's Secret raid shows human trafficking still rife
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 17/01/2018
» Last Friday's raid on Victoria's Secret Massage in Huai Khwang district by Department of Special Investigation (DSI), military and local administration officials has exposed suspected offences at the massage parlour in connection with human trafficking and prostitution, in which state officials are believed to be connected.
Beware fool's dream
News, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2018
» Re: "Graft a 'human trait'", (PostBag, Jan 15).
Adaptability 'key to success'
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 15/01/2018
» Adaptability is the key skill required to make people resilient to changes in the fast-paced, constantly changing world, said Finnish education expert and education entrepreneur Harri Suominen.
Graft a 'human trait'
News, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2018
» Re: "Defeating democracy," (PostBag, Jan 13). Felix Qui seems to believe that democracy is the solution to all problems of inequality and that once a democratically elected government is put in place corruption automatically vanishes.
Fight rages to save district councils
News, Post reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» Politicians are up in arms against a proposal to replace Bangkok district councils with civic committees, saying this would deprive people of representatives who work to safeguard their welfare.
Govt hopes for US TIP report upgrade
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/01/2018
» The government has expressed confidence it will get an upgrade in the US annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, moving the country up from the current Tier 2.5 to Tier 2 in this year's ranking.
Educating Rohingya refugee kids
News, Kevin Watkins, Published on 11/01/2018
» Amina is a case study in the power of hope. Three months ago, armed vigilantes attacked the six-year-old's village in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Amina saw neighbours killed, an uncle wounded by gunfire, and her home razed.
Anupong chides banks for ID theft saga
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2018
» Commercial banks which fail to properly authenticate people who ask to open bank accounts are to blame for the arrest of a young woman unfairly linked to a call centre gang which allegedly opened bank accounts in her name, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda says.