21 - 30 of 88 results for "Standard & Poor's"

  1. 21. learning | 17 Jun 2011

    “Red-shirt villages” gaining popularity

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » To their supporters, red-shirt villages are symbols of justice and a single standard for all. For critics they are undemocratic and illegal.

  2. 22. learning | 16 Jun 2011

    A spate of bizarre kidnappings

    About crime

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Lured to a hotel room by teenage girls, the poor man was tortured with electric shocks until he revealed his ATM number.

  3. 23. learning | 15 Sep 2011

    Poor kids in best schools?

    About education

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Big payments to get into top schools may be illegal, but a system to get around the rules has been created.

  4. 24. learning | 28 Jan 2013

    Waste not

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Near the Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet, poor workers sort through massive amounts of rubbish and discarded items in a huge landfill authorities consider an environmental headache.

  5. 25. learning | 09 Mar 2011

    Nursing education fraud

    About education

    By Jon Fernquest

    » The noble profession of nursing used to defraud poor muslim girls and ruin lives and dreams?

  6. 26. learning | 08 Aug 2012

    Rice policy mainly benefits rich people

    About agriculture

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Poor farmers get 5% of govt rice program money, merchants & millers get 63%.

  7. 27. learning | 03 May 2012

    Tollway racing

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Motorcycle racing on Bangkok streets is considered a sport for the poor. Rich people race on tollways and the results can be just as deadly.

  8. 28. learning | 16 Nov 2011

    Animal flood rescue

    About animals

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Marooned on the couch with bowl of dogfood, floating over the sea of floodwaters in a plastic basin, these poor hungry dogs are the lucky ones, alive & ready to be rescued.

  9. 29. learning | 14 Jun 2011

    Changing strategy

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Poor polling numbers, egg attacks like the one yesterday in Samut Prakan and tough competition are causing the Democrats to start reminding voters of last year’s unrest.

  10. 30. learning | 16 Aug 2012

    Corruption: Same sad story

    About government

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Govt officials & politicians routinely use job to profit from disaster victims, poor rice farmers & forest reserves. Bribes, 50% of government concessions costs.

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