• OPINION

  The right direction

  News, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2016

  » Re: "Our next leader will have to fix economy" (Opinion, Jan 17).

• OPINION

  Cultural looting still a persistent crisis in SE Asia

  News, Published on 14/11/2022

  » The Nepalese conservationist Rabindra Puri, directing his own construction of a new Museum of Stolen Art in eastern Kathmandu speaks passionately about how he will feature replicas of stolen Nepalese antiquities, the originals having long ago been shipped overseas and since displayed in tourist attractions, art museums, or private residences, like hunting trophies.

• OPINION

  Conserving Southeast Asia's seas

  News, Published on 14/09/2017

  » The United Nations' call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans, as one of its Sustainable Development Goals, perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world.

• OPINION

  Fisheries abuse tied to poor regulation

  News, Published on 01/05/2019

  » Thailand's seafood industry has been haunted by illegal fishing and human rights abuse. Following the March 24 general election, the new government must build on the reforms that have already been gained during the past four years.

• OPINION

  Asean hostage to poor governance

  News, Yan Flint, Published on 10/08/2015

  » As the Asean foreign ministers head home after another intensive round of discussions in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the inception of the Asean Economic Community in less than five months' time, several important issues remain unresolved. These include illegal migration and trafficking, the depletion of fish stocks, trans-border haze, weak civil aviation regulations and a failure to agree on air traffic rights, and the lack of substantive progress on the proposed South China Sea Code of Conduct.

• OPINION

  Why Srettha should risk it all for Pita

  News, Published on 15/01/2024

  » As Charles E Weller once wrote, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country". While the quote's original purpose was just a typing exercise, it rings true on occasion, and especially now at a critical crossroads in Thailand's fledgling semi-democracy. Twin trials await former Move Forward Party (MFP) prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat later this month, both in the Constitutional Court, a judicial forum known for its past crippling of Thailand's democratic opposition.

• OPINION

  Rising rates won't trigger crisis

  Oped, Published on 09/08/2022

  » Hawkish shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have often led to heightened financial and economic stress in emerging economies. In the early 1990s, the Fed raised interest rates preemptively to curb inflation, precipitating the 1994 Mexican “tequila” crisis. In 2013, the Fed signalled its intention to tighten monetary policy, resulting in the major emerging-markets sell-off known as the “taper tantrum”.

• OPINION

  Singapore greens the investment landscape

  Oped, Published on 20/01/2022

  » 'Overall, it's a good thing to have," said Khoo De Wan. He was speaking of Singapore's Environmental, Social and Governance standards, or ESG, which listed companies in the nation must abide by. The local resident and investor added, "It may help to bring in more business, but by itself it's not enough to make a company an investable company. That's my thinking."

• OPINION

  Thailand is no longer a beach party for investors

  News, Shuli Ren, Published on 21/11/2018

  » Bangkok may be among the world's top 10 tourism destinations, but for overseas investors it's about as popular as a beach holiday in the Arctic.

• OPINION

  Vietnam remains a frontier market for good reason

  News, Published on 25/05/2018

  » Anyone visiting the vibrant and bustling metropolis that is Ho Chi Minh City would hesitate to call Vietnam a frontier market.

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