Thai Ridgeback

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Thai Ridgeback

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Hiding behind the smile

Khun Songdej Praditsmanont's letter, ''Much to smile about'' (PostBag, BP, May 6), is right on the money. Most people doubt whether Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra understands the content of her speeches. This just reinforces the fact that she is a ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 06 2013]

Entities: KFC Corporation, Thailand, Bangkok, Yingluck Shinawatra

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Why don't Thais read?

As Unesco has designated Bangkok World Book Capital for 2013, Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra hopes to encourage Thais to read more books, 10-15 a year against five books per annum according to 2003 figures. Despite all the efforts by previous ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 03 2013]

Entities: Bangkok, Propaganda, Thailand

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

Gushing praise sickens

If Martin R (PostBag, April 11) is going to call Margaret Thatcher one of the greatest leaders in history, then he shouldn't be such a crybaby when other people express the opposite opinion.Every time some political leader dies people rewrite history. ... [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Democracy, Bangkok, Margaret Thatcher

Quotes

In his book, Second Treatise of Civil Government, John Locke wrote: "The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom ... where there is no law, there is no freedom."

Hiding behind the smile [Published Bangkok Post - May 06 2013]

Second, Cunningham asked, "So why does her party tend to lose in the most educated electoral districts in Thailand?" Does that mean Bangkok and the deep South provinces are ''the most educated electoral districts'' while the North and Northeast are ''the most uneducated...

Why don't Thais read? [Published Bangkok Post - May 03 2013]

..."There’s you, the person, and you have your full identity in yourself," he says. "But you know contextually when to wear certain things. You might wear one thing to a funeral, you might wear one thing for a Saturday night. You understand those contexts. And those never change your identity, so to speak, but they do start to communicate some kind of intent. And that’s what we’re trying to figure out right now. How do you create some kind of contextual mirror to create intent."

To Create The Future Of Brand Identity, IDEO Looks Inward [Published Fast Company - Apr 23 2013]