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Industry 4.0 gives manufacturing a lift
Oped, Published on 07/10/2020
» For Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungraeangkit, the worst of the pandemic gloom seems to be over for the Thai manufacturing sector. The industrial sector has rebounded, with a month-on-month growth in the Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) since June this year.
Recovering and building back better as a region
News, Published on 05/10/2020
» As we enter the third quarter of the year, much has been understood about Covid-19 since it first emerged. Around the world, countries are getting better at managing the spread of the virus, but the battle against rising or resurging cases continues, including in parts of Asean. For a while, the world will need to live with the virus.
Asia's digital economy needs consensus on tax
Oped, Published on 25/09/2020
» Over 135 countries, led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), are working hard to build a multilateral consensus around international tax issues arising from the growth of the digital economy. This consensus is sought through the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS).
Welcome to the pandemic-friendly home of the future
News, Published on 13/06/2020
» When architects Sri Rahma Apriliyanthi and Vinsensius Gilrandy Santoso designed their version of a pandemic-friendly home, they veered away from one that "hides" people indoors in a hostile environment, and over-relies on technology. Instead, they dug deep into Indonesia's age-old traditions of being connected to the world that they are a natural part of.
Post-virus shift can boost renewables
Oped, Han Phoumin, Published on 13/06/2020
» Residents in many of Asean's most polluted cities have been delighted to observe significant decreases in pollution levels as a result of Covid-19 lockdown measures that have disrupted the economy, and thus many pollution-causing activities.
City planning in the post-Covid-19 era will be very different
News, Published on 02/05/2020
» Our cities will not be the same after Covid-19. Nor should they be. In Italy, as elsewhere, the public-health crisis has put us on the defensive. Our hospitals have been inadequate. And our cities, having been planned to meet our needs at a particular moment that looks nothing like the present, have fuelled contagion.
Watershed Thai media moment?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/04/2020
» A sea change in media-government relations stemming from the daily press briefings on the Covid-19 situation has been one huge side effect of the pandemic. Apart from wearing face masks and social distancing, is this the new normal for Thai media?
East-West divide underscored in Covid-19 controls
Oped, Published on 10/04/2020
» East Asian countries are outperforming the United States and Europe in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the outbreak began in China, to which the rest of East Asia is very closely bound by trade and travel. The US and Europe should be learning as rapidly as possible about the East Asian approaches, which could still save vast numbers of lives in the West and the rest of the world.
Waive visa renewals
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2020
» I've seen pictures of Tuesday's scenes at Koh Samui's immigration office. They should be a severe embarrassment to the authorities. So many people gathered outside just trying to enter the building.
Lifelong learning key to future economy
Oped, Published on 08/04/2020
» If you think disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation only affect lower-skilled workers, not professionals like you, think again.