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Nearly 2,000 insurgents ready to surrender to authorities
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/02/2018
» YALA: At least 2,000 former members of the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo) and Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) who fled the country to avoid prosecution for attacks in the deep South have shown interest in joining the Fourth Army Region's "Bring People Home" project.
WHO praises Thailand for kidney care
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/02/2018
» The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Thailand for providing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) to kidney patients for free, saying its model could be adopted by other countries.
NLA chief hints at more election delays
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/02/2018
» National Legislative Assembly (NLA) president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai has hinted the organic bills on the election of MPs and selection of senators could be scrapped, which would delay the election beyond February next year.
'Watch scandal' now and amnesty bill then
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/02/2018
» The gnawing scandal over Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon's dubious and expensive watches has become tantamount to the amnesty bill that upended the previous elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra, who is now on the run after being overthrown and subsequently convicted over the rice-pledging scheme. These two cases are ostensibly different but in fact they both spell the beginning of an inexorable end.
Government must get to grips with future of work
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/02/2018
» Against the backdrop of the increased role of robots and automation in the labour markets, our educators and policy-makers are trying to catch up with the future of work.
School head faces third sex abuse rap
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 02/02/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A local school director accused of having an affair with a 14-year-old student could face an additional charge of sexual abuse in the case.
Plan now for the digital era
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2018
» Over the past few months, news reports have indicated Thailand has entered a new era of technological development, with more companies embracing digital technology via the use of artificial intelligence and robots. But such technological progress has made some people worried about what the future holds for them.
Time's up for Prawit
News, Postbag, Published on 02/02/2018
» I truly admire Khun Arnond Sakworawich who resigned as director of Nida Poll in protest after his boss (Nida President) put a hold on the release of a political poll (BP, Jan 31).
Myanmar's military commander-in-chief on the rise
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/02/2018
» Myanmar's military chief, Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, has become the man of the moment in the country's unfolding political crisis. While he and the country's civilian leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, may not trust each other, he has become increasingly her indispensable ally amid the increasing international turmoil surrounding the government's handling of the Rakhine crisis.
Fighting floods with 'sponge cities'
News, Ignacio Ortinez, Matthew McCartney & Priyanie Amerasinghe, Published on 02/02/2018
» In an era of rampant land development and increasing climate unpredictability, the world is growing used to alarming images of flooded city streets. Urban floods cost billions of dollars per year. Even the mildest can bring traffic to a standstill and cause economic hardship for merchants and residents. The worst floods kill people, spawn disease, destroy infrastructure and virtually shut down entire economies.