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Why do I smell tom yum kung cooking?
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 10/08/2023
» Readers who follow my bi-weekly economic column will have no doubt that the tom yum kung I am referring to is not a traditional Thai soup dish but the financial crisis of 1997.
Zero hunger target is still possible
Oped, Published on 08/08/2023
» This year marks the halfway point for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ambitious set of global targets introduced by the United Nations in 2015.
Soft power sells best when not force-fed
Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2023
» South Korea knows how to sell its products. Apart from K-entertainment, the country has also popularised K-merchandise through pop culture. From fried chicken and ramyeon cup noodles to egg drop sandwiches and soju, instant coffee and dietary supplements, we have seen countless products from South Korea in series and movies successfully create a huge customer base in Thailand.
Clear up city condo mess
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2023
» The Supreme Administrative Court ruling on Ashton Asoke, an upscale high-rise condominium, has sent shockwaves among Bangkok project developers.
More testing, treatment needed
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 03/08/2023
» To mark World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging policymakers, health care providers and political and civil society leaders in the Southeast Asia region and globally to accelerate hepatitis testing and treatment, recognising that everyone, everywhere has just "one life" and "one liver" -- the theme of this year's event.
Journalism on trial in Guatemala
Oped, Published on 01/08/2023
» July 29 marks the first anniversary of the arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora. As the founder and editor of the newspaper elPeriódico, Zamora spent decades uncovering political corruption before being arrested on fabricated money-laundering charges. In June, he was handed a six-year prison sentence, but the prosecution, insisting on a 40-year term, is expected to appeal. The harsher punishment, prosecutors say, would compensate those whose "name and reputation" have been tarnished by Zamora and his publication. Their real goal is to deter other journalists from following in Zamora's footsteps.
Southeast Asia prepares for its next haze crisis
Oped, Published on 01/08/2023
» Southeast Asian nations are gearing up to tackle the threat of a tougher-than-usual "haze" season together, as the El Nino climate phenomenon raises the risk of soaring temperatures.
The banks the world badly needs
Oped, Published on 27/07/2023
» The world is literally on fire. Experts estimate that another Covid-level public health threat is likely to emerge in the next generation. Rising interest rates have left dozens of countries with unmanageable debt burdens. And for the first time in nearly half a century, the global economy is fracturing rather than coming together.
Make Social Security Fund sustainable
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2023
» Changing demographics and economic trouble threaten the Social Security Fund (SSF), the country's biggest pension fund.
Governing the right to access food
Oped, Published on 25/07/2023
» When I was a child, my father, who had witnessed the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, told me how common ground was sought around shared principles in a world fractured by the Cold War. Adopted in 1948, it upheld a series of basic rights, including to adequate food. States have the duty to protect, respect and fulfil such rights and can be called to account if they fail to do so.