Analysis: Is Thailand’s military compromising for the sake of reconciliation?
By Saksith Saiyasombut The East Asia Forum recently published a column on the current political role of Thailand’s military written by John Blaxland, Senior Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University with 30 years of service experience with the Australian Military and also a graduate of the Royal Thai Army Command and Staff
Thailand enforces 4-month freeze on retail price increase
The Commerce Ministry of Thailand yesterday successfully pushed for 200 manufacturers to maintain retail prices on goods for another four months - but without any supporting measures when this period .....
Comment on Support for Ambiga’s proposal for the calling off of the “thosai” plan outside Deputy IGP’s house to ...
If ever Malaysia were to go to war against Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines or Thailand, there is no need for expensive and wasteful defense spending. Just deploy the butt-exposing veterans and they can distract the pilots from bombing Putrajaya. A burst of farts from their rumps will choke both the jet engines and the pilots. This 1Malaysia's most valuable defense assets – the Butts ...
Thailand's struggle to face its future
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Alum welcomed home - Joel Gerstman returns from Peace Corps service
Drexel alumnus Joel Gerstman recently returned to his hometown of Maple Glen, Pa., after spending two years working for the Peace Corps in Surat Thani, Thailand. After graduating with a degree in finance in 2009 and feeling unfulfilled after three co-ops and a year working in the field, Gerstman decided to join the Peace Corps. [...]
Rice marshals for DA urged
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pillipinas (KMP) and the rice watchdog Bantay Bigas are calling for stricter monitoring of the rice market as the government’s deadline to meet its rice self-sufficiency target nears.
Gilroyan traveling to Thailand on mission to help refugees
Aimee D’Hondt, a Gilroy native, is a missionary who is getting ready for her trip to Thailand where she will work with different ministries that combat human trafficking, protect at-risk children as w
Thai Asean News Network
The Industrial Confidence Index jumped to a record high last month. The Federation of Thai Industries, or FTI, has reported that Thailand's Industrial Confidence Index rose to its highest level in nine months, at 104 in April, from 102.1 in March.
