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Thaksin's 'vision' might be outdated

BangkokPost.com 

This article is not meant to diminish the brilliance of the spiritual leader of the Pheu Thai Party, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. It is to demonstrate that, despite his immense knowledge and vast experience, Thailand's current economic problems are caused by structural deficiencies and cannot be resolved by traditional stimulus measures. One needs a good understanding of economic...

Protesting ethically for the planet

BangkokPost.com 

Climate protesters have disrupted the tennis at Wimbledon, thrown tomato soup at the glass protecting famous paintings, sprayed orange powder on Stonehenge, and blocked traffic. In response, European governments have been cracking down on environmental protesters with detentions and fines, and, in one case, with a five-year prison sentence for advocating civil disobedience in a Zoom call.

Laguna Phuket predicts higher hotel revenue

BangkokPost.com 

Laguna Phuket, an integrated resort operator, is expecting a stronger revenue per available room (RevPar) and higher room rates for hotels this year, thanks to rebounding tourism, with the upcoming pipeline and property development majorly targeting luxury and upscale segments.

NBTC official bullish on spaceport potential

BangkokPost.com 

A commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is encouraging Thailand to become a rocket launch site for sending satellites into space, aiming to pave the way for the country to become Asean's first spaceport.

DBS targets wealth management growth in Thailand

BangkokPost.com 

Consumer bank DBS Singapore is aggressively expanding its wealth management business in Thailand through subsidiary DBS Securities (Thailand), aiming to triple assets under management (AUM) here to 300 billion baht within two years.

Gold glory for evergreen Saysunee

BangkokPost.com 

Wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana earned the fourth gold medal for Thailand at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Tuesday night.

US seizes Russian sites in crackdown

TheHill.com 

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story US seizes Russian sites in crackdown on election plot The Biden administration on Wednesday condemned Russian efforts to influence the 2024 U.S. election as the Justice Department announced it seized 32 web domains the country has used for its covert campaigns. ©...

Re: Joe bradford

Small Heath Alliance 

Interesting conversation yeah, but tbf nobody before or since has even scored half as many goals for us as he did, so I think it's fair to ask the question about whether the club should do something to honour him. There may well be legends to come and go that eclipse him one day, but it'll be quite some time I think!

Top scorer by a country mile, 3rd in all time appearances, if ever there was a candidate for someone else to be honoured by the club he would be up there tbf.

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Is the deluge in Vijayawada a man-made tragedy?

The Hindu 

Even as the political slugfest continues, the fact remains that successive governments haven’t paid enough attention to take forward the plan to modernise the Budameru drain; there are hardly any efforts to maintain its gates at Velagaleru, plug breaches that have developed at several places, and remove encroachments on the drain