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    Handout blowback

    Postbag, Published on 26/04/2024

    » Re: "Phumtham plays down BoT warning on handouts", (BP, April 25) & "The thorny issue of digital wallet funding", (Business, April 25).

  • News & article

    Ensuring safety and health at work

    Oped, Published on 26/04/2024

    » Climate change is having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • News & article

    The threat posed by Cambodia's new strongman

    News, Published on 26/04/2024

    » Although 2024 is being heralded as a banner year for elections, with dozens of countries -- representing more than half the global population -- holding polls, for some, it marks the nadir of democracy. Cambodia is one such case.

  • News & article

    Thai police graft highlights bigger issues

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/04/2024

    » There is no bigger news on the current Thai political scene than corruption among the top echelons of the police force. At issue is the tussle between Thailand's two senior-most cops, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, both accusing each other of being on the take. Their high-stakes feud would normally be a run-of-the-mill story for the infamously shady Thai police but this case has become a mirror and microcosm of structural graft that is corroding the highest corridors of politics, economy, and society.

  • News & article

    Saving the Senate

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2024

    » The 250-member Senate's five-year term will end on May 10. Hand-picked by the junta, when it was known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and appointed by HM the King in accordance with Section 113 of the Constitution, it is little surprise the Senate will be remembered as the legacy of the former military government led by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

  • News & article

    Navigating Thailand's energy transition

    Oped, Published on 25/04/2024

    » In Thailand’s National Energy Plan (NEP) — a blueprint outlining the country’s energy strategy from 2023 to 2037 — a small portion of nuclear energy is included as one form of alternative energy.

  • News & article

    Owner must pay

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/04/2024

    » Re: "Warehouse fire prompts evacuations", (BP, April 23).

  • News & article

    The future of Bangkok-Dhaka ties

    Oped, Published on 25/04/2024

    » With Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina having arrived in Bangkok to attend the eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (Escap) from April 24-29, the stage is set for Bangladesh and Thailand to embark on a journey of enhanced cooperation.

  • News & article

    The key to transforming a health crisis

    Oped, Published on 25/04/2024

    » Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reasons for optimism. One notable example is the renewed push to localise pharmaceutical production in Africa, demonstrating how even catastrophic events like a pandemic can lead to positive, unforeseen outcomes.

  • News & article

    All in to fix charter

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/04/2024

    » Through its endorsement of three referendums that would amend Thailand's entire charter, a proposal that was forwarded by a study panel under Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, the government has now set in motion the charter drafting process. It is looking like it will proceed at a snail's pace.

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