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Commentary: Thailand’s elite status quo prevails – for now
Read more: Commentary: Thailand’s elite status quo prevails – for nowThe next few weeks will decide if the Shinawatra family’s clout persists, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
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Commentary: China faces a fertility paradox
Read more: Commentary: China faces a fertility paradoxTo encourage fertility, the Chinese economy needs to grow to generate more jobs – but faster economic growth requires sufficiently high fertility, says economist Nancy Qian.
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Council seeks to keep Thai digital data safe
Read more: Council seeks to keep Thai digital data safeThailand urgently needs to develop digital data sovereignty under Thai jurisdiction, while prioritising the use of more locally developed artificial intelligence (AI) and software, according to the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT).
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Thai massage industry set for overhaul
Read more: Thai massage industry set for overhaulThe Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) says it is working on a comprehensive upgrade of the country’s traditional Thai massage industry.
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Telecom woos creators
Read more: Telecom woos creatorsTelecom operators are stepping up efforts to capture future customers with the launch of hubs at Siam Square.
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Prawit prepares to retire from politics after withdrawing as PM candidate
Read more: Prawit prepares to retire from politics after withdrawing as PM candidatePalang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwon has signalled his intention to step away from politics after withdrawing as the party’s prime ministerial candidate.
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Thailand tightens reporting of non-resident cash inflows
Read more: Thailand tightens reporting of non-resident cash inflowsThailand is taking a closer look at capital inflows by non-residents as part of the central bank’s effort to manage baht movements.
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Commentary: Thailand’s elite status quo prevails – for now
Read more: Commentary: Thailand’s elite status quo prevails – for nowThe next few weeks will decide if the Shinawatra family’s clout persists, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
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Commentary: China faces a fertility paradox
Read more: Commentary: China faces a fertility paradoxTo encourage fertility, the Chinese economy needs to grow to generate more jobs – but faster economic growth requires sufficiently high fertility, says economist Nancy Qian.
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Border operations ‘strictly defensive’
Read more: Border operations ‘strictly defensive’The military has reiterated that its operations along the Thai–Cambodian border are strictly defensive, with no intention of occupying territory or destroying the opposing state.
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Tsunami lessons must live on
Read more: Tsunami lessons must live onTwenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
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Thailand facing heat after statue demolition
Read more: Thailand facing heat after statue demolitionThailand has denied that its removal of a Hindu statue erected by Cambodian troops in a disputed border area was a mark of religious disrespect, amid a growing outcry from Indians as well as Cambodians.