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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/07/30/thinking-critically-about-democracy-and-education-reform-in-thailand/ Critical thinking is seen, of course, as an essential skill for college and careers — but it is also essential in a healthy democracy. Here is a post about the Kingdom...

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Nonperforming-loans-up-as-profits-slump BANGKOK -- More than a year after the May 2014 military coup, Thailand's top four commercial banks continue to see declining profit growth and rising nonperforming loans (NPLs). In the first half of 2015, Bangkok Bank, Krung ...

Over the last 30 plus years I have seen the quality of the Thai engineers improve to the point that I can't justify hiring expats. http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Silicon-Valley-in-Rayong RAYONG, Thailand -- Graduates of Stanford University set up companies like Apple Inc., Facebook,...

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I've ben going in and out off BKK airport since 1983 and not once have I been stopped at customs, it's really weird.

I bring laptops, phones and even bicycles back for guys and still never been stopped.

Chinese police say they fatally shot 3 Uighur terror suspects who used knives to resist arrest. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e9ee4ae84743490e94bd7c1973cec011/chinese-police-say-they-fatally-shot-3-uighur-terrorists BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said Tuesday that they fatally shot thr...

Fatter margins on fried chicken than gas

PTT, Thailand's energy giant, is adding U.S. chain Texas Chicken to its business portfolio in a master franchise deal to boost non-fuel revenue in the wake of falling pump prices. Texas Chicken, known as Church's Chicken in the Americas, will be the first global fast food brand to be added in PTT's ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/09/uk-thailand-trafficking-specialreport-idUKKCN0PJ13V20150709?utm_source=twitter Sheltering in the backroom of a provincial Thai police station is a 35-year-old street vendor who triggered a human trafficking investigation that has reverberated across Southeas...

"We have a good relationship with China already. Every country is good to us, except those who are still stuck on the word 'democracy.'" This is just what you expect from a man, who believes that the military, the civilian elite and the middle-class understand democracy and the ignorant, r...

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha denied the submarine deal was another bid to curry favor with China, the region's rising power. "There is no need for that," he said. "We have a good relationship with China already. Every country is good to us, except those who are still stuck on the ...

caller wrote:Unfortunately, it's his interpretation of 'happy'. I don't think he understands or cares what anyone thinks.

He doesn't care, his goal is to promote and sustain rule by the elite.

http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Economy/Thailand-expands-tax-breaks-for-international-headquarters BANGKOK -- Thailand's military junta has expanded a program offering tax incentives for companies serving as headquarters for subsidiaries throughout the region, hoping to spark more foreign in...

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Trends/Thai-auto-industry-struggles-to-end-2-year-slump HIROSHI KOTANI, Nikkei staff writer BANGKOK -- The trouble keeps mounting for Thailand's auto industry, which recently saw new vehicle sales drop for the 25th consecutive month. New car sales in May dropped 18% o...

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Team-Thailand-taps-regional-energy-boom BANGKOK -- Two major Thai companies are joining forces to capitalize on booming energy demand across Southeast Asia. Oil and gas group PTT has partnered with Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding, the country's largest in...