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Begging the question of China's moral richness

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

"Money, money - pizza!" She stretched out her only arm at me.

Asian investors suffer as Greek fire threatens to burn Europe

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

This month has been brutal for investors around the world with prices dropping across all asset classes.

Give southerners education autonomy

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

Let's support indigenous grassroots efforts to allow locals in the too-often-ignored deep South to decide what works best for them.

Lady Gaga preaches tolerance and respect

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

The forthcoming concert by Lady Gaga at Rajamangala National Stadium, her first in Thailand, may not only be a celebration of music and dance, but can serve the broader and deeper purpose of showing harmony in a contemporary world that occasionally grapples with tolerance.

AIT is no longer competitive

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

Re: "Made in the image of Thailand", Opinion, May 23.

Creativity starts with a better education system

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

Thailand is falling behind its neighbours when it comes to new ideas in the entertainment industry and more open-minded attitudes

Ministry wants South dialogue

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

I wish to set the record straight on some of the issues regarding a joint statement issued by civil society organisations (CSOs) working on the situation in the Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) concerning the OIC delegation's visit to Thailand led by Mr Sayed El-Masry, between May 7-13, as mentioned in The Nation's editorial titled "Govt has neglected commitments to world on South," on May 20, as some elements in their statement contain inaccurate claims about the Foreign Ministry.

Difference of opinion: Why the Thai economy might not perform very well this year

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

The biggest threat to every economic forecaster is the "lazy consensus", ie, the refusal to object to an accepted market view even if there is contradictory evidence.

Budget is all about plundering for a spending spree

Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00

The Yingluck government has set the 2013 fiscal budget at Bt2.4 trillion, which will require a deficit of Bt300 billion because revenue collection is expected to reach only Bt2.1 trillion.

Invest in teachers to make education more equitable

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

Our students deserve good schooling but authorities are more concerned about numbers in classrooms and spending on questionable facilities

Military ties advance

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie paid a six-day visit to the United States recently. It was the first visit by a Chinese defence minister in nine years and also the first high-level military exchange since bilateral military ties were disrupted by the US's planned arms sale to Taiwan last year.

Three-legged race not easy to win

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

The war of words grows in the press. In English there is no single word meaning "bring a discredited person back from abroad, put him in charge of the country and give him the cash back he accrued from enhancing his shares using his position in public office to do so and selling at huge profit". The Thai words appear to translate as "reconciliation", "amnesty, "unity".

A warped view of spiritualism

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

Re: "Chopra may be wealthy but he knows it's an illusion", May 19.

China has a right to claim islands

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

Inhabitants around disputed Huangyan Island, or so-called Scarborough Shoal, can feel the water temperature rising. Even though the Marcos government declared in 1978 that the islands are within 200 nautical miles of the Philippines coastline, and Manila gave them a Filipino name last week, it does not erase the fact that the islands first appeared on a map during the Yuan dynasty in the 12th century and were historically used by Chinese fishermen.

Why do nations fail? Because their leaders make them fail

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

Why have some countries in Asia remained poor, while countries such as South Korea, which had once been poor, have successfully increased the incomes of the general population? Or why is an average European seven times as prosperous as the average Mexican, or twenty times as prosperous as the average inhabitant of sub-Saharan Africa? Why do some counties prosper while others fall behind?

Don't expect a chairmain-governor war at the BOT

Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00

With Dr Virabongsa Ramangkura having been named as new chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Thailand, some observers have predicted a clash of the titans at the central bank. Central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul, considered by some veteran analysts as Virabongsa's nemesis, has publicly tried to calm anxious souls.

Vietnam, Cambodia vow stronger ties

Wed, 23 May 2012 1:00:00

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to promote friendly cooperation between their two armies in the fields of human resource training, search and rescue, and building a border of peace, cooperation, friendship and development.

Malaysia Airlines shrinks losses

Wed, 23 May 2012 1:00:00

Malaysia Airlines registered a loss after tax of 171 million ringgit (Bt1.71 billion) for the first quarter ending March 31, a significant 29-per-cent reduction from the RM242-million loss for the same period last year.

Cambodia expects rice surplus of 2.78m tonnes

Wed, 23 May 2012 1:00:00

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said Cambodia expects a rice surplus of 2.78 million tonnes this year.

Vietnam urged to ready for EU pact

Wed, 23 May 2012 1:00:00

Country's exporters set to benefit if they can switch focus away from raw materials