1 - 8 of 8 results 30/03/2012

  1. 1. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    End of central bank independence?

    About economics

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Everyone wants a weak baht for cheap competitive exports, but there is a limit to what can be done point out central bank bank head & economists.

  2. 2. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    Households caught in debt trap

    About economics

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 76.2% have difficulty paying for daily needs & 52.7% must borrow, often from loan sharks. Higher oil & goods prices & interest rates a big worry.

  3. 3. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    Chuvit: Russian gangsters control Phuket

    About crime

    By Jon Fernquest

    » Gambling, money laundering, buying up national forests, luxury housing estates & five-star hotels, payoffs to corrupt police & govt officials.

  4. 4. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    Tribes demand to be Thai

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » A large and colourful mixed group of ethnic minorities converged on Government House yesterday to demand the government keep the promises it has made, particularly in granting Thai citizenship.

  5. 5. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    24-million-baht crowd control vehicle

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » With 10 wheels, protective armour, safety glass, iron bars, closed-circuit cameras and water cannon, you won't see anything like it at the Bangkok International Motorshow.

  6. 6. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    holistic

    Words in the news

    » considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts; treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms (= effects) of a disease แบบองค์รวม, ครบถ้วนบริบูรณ์, นำทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างเข้ามาร่วมในการพิจา...

  7. 7. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    Office faces funding shortfall for tablet PCs

    EDUCATION

    Newspaper section: News

    » The Office of the Basic Education Commission said yesterday the government had failed to give it enough money to buy the tablet computers which it must supply to all Prathom 1 pupils.

  8. 8. learning | 30 Mar 2012

    Firms ignore new graduates to save money

    By Penchan Charoensuthipan, Newspaper section: News

    » Many entrepreneurs have refused to employ bachelor's degree graduates to avoid paying a starting salary of 15,000 baht, a seminar on youth employment was told yesterday.

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