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Aviation calls for more balanced carbon burden
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 01/06/2012
» While the aviation industry's pledge to cut carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2050 may be exemplary, taking actual steps towards achieving the goal seems rather impossible, says Piyasvasti Amranand, a former president of Thai Airways International.
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Demographic shift endangers farming
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 01/06/2012
» The biggest threat to food security in Southeast Asia stems from the simple fact that farmers, the most important stakeholder in the value chain, no longer want to be farmers.
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Ex-ante risk financing for added assurance
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 07/06/2012
» Flood-management infrastructure is not quite a panacea, as the Thai government will still face a risk period of shouldering uninsured economic losses should flooding reoccur while the system is being built, says Swiss Re, the leading global reinsurer.
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Climate change made easy
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 07/06/2012
» Although the ramifications of climate change are increasingly being felt, educational materials for children that explain the phenomenon and its impacts in simple terms are still not readily available in Asia.
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Nursing profession in dire straits
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 11/06/2012
» Chronic shortages of professors and lecturers in the nursing sector is a pressing concern that threatens the sustainability and attractiveness of Thailand's medical services in the long term, says the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Change in tourism tack urged
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 13/06/2012
» Thailand enjoys a geographical advantage in becoming an Asean tourism and logistics hub, but the country must still focus on developing new tourism products, especially if it wants to attract repeat visitors, says one travel industry insider.
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Legal issues remain obstacle
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 14/06/2012
» Thailand risks losing the regional race for foreign direct investment, as authorities have failed to foster an environment of legal certainty for foreign businesses to operate here, says Herbert Smith LLP, a full-service international law firm.
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Back to the fields
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 19/06/2012
» Climbing to the top of the corporate ladder in a cosmopolitan city is nothing short of a dream come true for young expats working abroad.
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Productivity should be key focus
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/06/2012
» The government should set up a national committee overseeing productivity in those sectors that contribute the most to the economy if it wants to raise people's long-term prosperity, says the Thailand Productivity Institute.
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Uplifting Through Art
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/06/2012
» 'A small child began drawing a picture of a round head and alphabets inside it, so I asked him what he was drawing. He looked at me and said the head was thinking."
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