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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 9:06:22</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wrong policies could lead to national crisis]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The World Bank warns Thailand to better manage its spending policy in the face of a worsening euro debt crisis that could affect the world economy]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bigoted viewpoint out of date]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I agree that gay-pride marches do little to change the attitudes of homophobes like John Sheppard [Not to be confused with John Shepherd. Editor.]]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oblivious to their wrongdoing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Re: "Ban them from public-sector jobs", Letters, May 23.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hotel ignores public concerns]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The St Regis Hotel in central Bangkok rather foolishly opened its doors to the public on April 1, not fully in compliance with fire regulations (among other things).]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Hotel-ignores-public-concerns-30182840.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who's profiting from dam construction?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The question has to be asked as to who will make profit from the proposed Mae Wong Dam that will flood part of a protected national park that is an integral part of Thailand's western forest.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Whos-profiting-from-dam-construction-30182839.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why the fuss over gay marriage?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Readers who are unfamiliar with some of the quirkier aspects of Christianity may be wondering why people in the United States are making such a fuss over the issue of gay marriage.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Why-the-fuss-over-gay-marriage-30182834.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government must beware of ballooning budget deficits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The opposition Democrat Party has cautioned that the country's off-budget deficit could balloon in 2013 as the Yingluck government struggles to keep its populist policy pledges.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Government-must-beware-of-ballooning-budget-defici-30182832.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Follow the money]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial services chief Manoj Pulohit says that communications technology is enabling banks to target potential customers much more effectively]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Begging the question of China's moral richness]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["Money, money - pizza!" She stretched out her only arm at me.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Begging-the-question-of-Chinas-moral-richness-30182758.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian investors suffer as Greek fire threatens to burn Europe]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This month has been brutal for investors around the world with prices dropping across all asset classes.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Asian-investors-suffer-as-Greek-fire-threatens-to--30182756.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Give southerners education autonomy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Let's support indigenous grassroots efforts to allow locals in the too-often-ignored deep South to decide what works best for them.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Give-southerners-education-autonomy-30182753.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lady Gaga preaches tolerance and respect]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The forthcoming concert by Lady Gaga at Rajamangala National Stadium, her first in Thailand, may not only be a celebration of music and dance, but can serve the broader and deeper purpose of showing harmony in a contemporary world that occasionally grapples with tolerance.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AIT is no longer competitive]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Re: "Made in the image of Thailand", Opinion, May 23.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Creativity starts with a better education system]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Thailand is falling behind its neighbours when it comes to new ideas in the entertainment industry and more open-minded attitudes]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Creativity-starts-with-a-better-education-system-30182749.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministry wants South dialogue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[I wish to set the record straight on some of the issues regarding a joint statement issued by civil society organisations (CSOs) working on the situation in the Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) concerning the OIC delegation's visit to Thailand led by Mr Sayed El-Masry, between May 7-13, as mentioned in The Nation's editorial titled "Govt has neglected commitments to world on South," on May 20, as some elements in their statement contain inaccurate claims about the Foreign Ministry.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Ministry-wants-South-dialogue-30182748.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Difference of opinion: Why the Thai economy might not perform very well this year]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The biggest threat to every economic forecaster is the "lazy consensus", ie, the refusal to  object to an accepted market view even if there is contradictory evidence.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Difference-of-opinion-Why-the-Thai-economy-might-n-30182757.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget is all about plundering for a spending spree]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Yingluck government has set the 2013 fiscal budget at Bt2.4 trillion, which will require a deficit of Bt300 billion because revenue collection is expected to reach only Bt2.1 trillion.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Budget-is-all-about-plundering-for-a-spending-spre-30182734.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Invest in teachers to make education more equitable]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Our students deserve good schooling but authorities are more concerned about numbers in classrooms and spending on questionable facilities]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Invest-in-teachers-to-make-education-more-equitabl-30182660.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Military ties advance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie paid a six-day visit to the United States recently. It was the first visit by a Chinese defence minister in nine years and also the first high-level military exchange since bilateral military ties were disrupted by the US's planned arms sale to Taiwan last year.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Military-ties-advance-30182659.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three-legged race not easy to win]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The war of words grows in the press. In English there is no single word meaning "bring a discredited person back from abroad, put him in charge of the country and give him the cash back he accrued from enhancing his shares using his position in public office to do so and selling at huge profit". The Thai words appear to translate as "reconciliation", "amnesty, "unity".]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Three-legged-race-not-easy-to-win-30182656.html]]></link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 1:00:00</pubDate>
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