After 40 years of waiting to join the EU, the Muslim nation may still have to endure a decade of negotiations. The historic deal struck between Turkey and the European Union on Monday to begin membership talks for the Muslim nation followed two days of frantic negotiations and last-minute horse-trading.

STOPPAGE TIME: Sue-till-they-drop strategy smacks of desperation

Before Thaksin Shinawatra and Co can bankrupt the entire media industry with staggering defamation lawsuits, maybe the CEO would like to spare a minute and ponder the bad side of the sue-till-they-drop strategy.

Threats of commodifying nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is considered by most to be novel and futuristic, and thus not capable of having any real impact on small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand.