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Thailand at the crossroads in seeking sustainable economic development
Business, Prasarn Trairatvorakul, Published on 01/10/2014
» Imagine yourself embarking on an important challenge, perhaps a new job with demanding responsibilities. Naturally, you may feel a little nervous, as there is no guarantee that the new venture will be a successful one. A transition to a successful career consists of three stages. The first is to familiarise yourself with this new environment — to get to know new colleagues, to learn about the culture of the workplace, basically to settle in.
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So close and yet so far on sex equality
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/10/2014
» In 1995, Thailand pledged to empower women and make gender equality a reality at the UN's historic conference on women in Beijing. But how are Thai women faring now? What has improved? And what obstacles remain?
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Peace talks in 15 months
News, Published on 01/10/2014
» The promise of peace in the deep South within 15 months has a nice ring to it. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha brought up that possibility in a speech on Sunday, during his farewell tour with troops at Vajiravudh army camp in Nakhon Si Thammarat. A day later, the premier backtracked, claiming he had been misunderstood. What he meant was that he hoped to have a peace process in place and working by the end of next year. Still, even his revised remarks raise hopes that by the end of 2015, violence in the South could be ending.
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Hong Kong protest provokes Thai navel-gazing
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 01/10/2014
» As I write this, the latest Facebook status of Sombat Boonngamanong, leader of Thai pro-democracy group Red Sunday, reads: "Hong Kongers are not happy".
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8 things about iOS 8
Life, Sithikorn Wongwudthianun, Published on 01/10/2014
» To upgrade or not to upgrade? A lowdown on Apple's new OS version.
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Asean knowledge would be an asset in Ebola fight
News, Published on 01/10/2014
» It was exactly 10 years ago that I went on my first mission with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, to Liberia, specifically Monrovia. It was a year after the end of the second Liberian civil war, which the locals had termed World War III. Fighting was still going on in the midst of the UN's disarmament and demobilisation programme.
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True gives Thais free Wi-Fi hotspots
Life, AKIN, Published on 01/10/2014
» Consumer-goods company Unilever, in collaboration with Egg Digital of True Digital Content and Media, recently launched free Wi-Fi access in public places, making it easier for internet users to get connected to the cyberworld.
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Lessons from Europe in rail reform
News, Published on 01/10/2014
» The transport infrastructure investment plan that the Ministry of Transport proposed to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will play an important role in the economy for years to come.
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Knocking on 'the gateway to the West'
Life, Published on 01/10/2014
» Work by leading Thai artists is currently being displayed in Istanbul as part of an effort to represent the vision from all across SEA. "The Roving Eye: Contemporary Art From Southeast Asia", currently under way at ARTER gallery, is the first major exhibition in Turkey by artists from this part of the world; it features 40 pieces by 36 artists from seven different countries. Thai artists represented in the exhibition include such big names as Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Michael Shaowanasai, Sutee Kunavichayanont and Vasan Sitthiket. In addition, Jakkai Siributr is presenting Transient Shelter, a smaller version of his textile, photograph and video installation that caused quite a buzz during the solo exhibition he put on in New York earlier this year. The last of the Thai contributors is Tawatchai Puntusawasdi, getting his first taste of a major show outside Southeast Asia; his work is called Ferry Benches, a new sculpture that is the direct result of a three-week residency he had in Istanbul.
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Eating less rice benefits farmers, the environment
News, Sawai Boonma, Published on 01/10/2014
» Growing up in a typical rice-farming family — my mother was also a rice noodle vendor during the dry season — I am accustomed to eating rice or rice noodles three times a day and have a lot of empathy for rice farmers whenever rice prices are low. But instead of eating more rice and rice noodles to help increase demand — and hopefully the price — I now eat far less rice and almost no rice noodles. I believe this not only helps rice farmers, but also reduce my environmental footprint. It will also make me relatively healthier.
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