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Amazon, the elephant in the antitrust room
News, James B Stewart, Published on 05/05/2018
» When it comes to antitrust enforcement, one of the guiding principles is the effect on consumer prices. So the antitrust question of the moment is this: Will combining AT&T with Time Warner or Sprint with T-Mobile so diminish competition that prices go up?
Newin returns to the role of kingmaker
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 09/05/2018
» The roar of the 30,000-strong crowd which welcomed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as he stepped into Buri Ram's Chang Arena on Monday appeared reminiscent of a similar reception afforded Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
Why killing Iran deal was only first step
News, Zev Chafets, Published on 10/05/2018
» Now that President Donald Trump has officially withdrawn the US from the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the world has to figure out how to live with that decision. Strategic reappraisals are taking place in Tehran, Europe and, most importantly, Moscow.
Thailand Needs Facebook 4.0
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/05/2018
» Tinder may be trembling right now, thanks to the soon-to-arrive dating service on Facebook. Sure the social media network can do whatever, but it should have introduced a new concept instead of repackaging someone's else idea to try and monopolise everything.
Congrats Malaysia
News, Postbag, Published on 12/05/2018
» Re: "An election of hope", (Editorial, May 11).
How tiny Costa Rica gets it right
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 15/05/2018
» With authoritarianism and proto-fascism on the rise in so many corners of the world, it is heartening to see a country where citizens are still deeply committed to democratic principles. And now its people are in the midst of trying to redefine their politics for the twenty-first century.
It's time to root out endemic graft
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa & Sirisak Laochankham, Published on 16/05/2018
» For 85 years, Thailand has been trapped in a quagmire of political crises. It all began in 1933, when there were two coups in as many months.
Disrupting disruption
News, Editorial, Published on 19/05/2018
» Two recent court rulings on short-term condominium rentals in Hua Hin via Airbnb should not be seen as the beginning of the end of online home-sharing platforms.
Why did a Malaysian buy 'The Phnom Penh Post'?
News, Sek Sophal, Published on 19/05/2018
» After the closure of the Cambodia Daily in September last year, The Phnom Penh Post practically became the last man standing in terms of independent news content in Cambodia. The sale of the Post to Sivakumar Ganapathy, a Malaysian investor, sparked in Cambodian society a mixture of sad, worried, hopeless, and frustrated sentiment, deeply affecting not only the paper's staff but also other journalists, civil society organisations and the public.
The paradox of pity
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/05/2018
» Thais are notoriously hopeless when it comes to the songsarn factor. Translated to English, the word means to pity or feel sorry for -- a trait ingrained in Thais as much as to be sabai sabai and never on time.