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Funding Societies outlines 5-year strategic vision
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/06/2025
» Funding Societies, the largest small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, has announced a five-year strategic plan focused on Thailand as the nation transitions to the digital economy.
Thailand should chart its own path on climate
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 14/06/2025
» In recent years, climate anxiety has taken over many Western governments and most international organisations. The result has been ruinous policies that help little but undermine future prosperity needed to deal with a host of other problems. Fortunately, Thailand can avoid repeating these mistakes.
Vachara Leegomonchai Leads CLP’s Sustainable Farming Revolution
Published on 22/05/2025
» Bangkok – 2025 – Under the visionary leadership of Vachara Leegomonchai, Chief Executive Officer of CLP Group, the company is transforming Thailand’s agricultural sector by championing sustainability, research, and innovation. With a strategic focus on government collaboration, education, and advanced technology, CLP aims to create a thriving ecosystem that benefits both farmers and local communities.
Protectionism will not protect
Oped, Published on 16/05/2025
» As many Global North countries turn inwards, foreign assistance has become an easy target. The decimation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has dominated headlines, but the United Kingdom and many European countries have also cut their foreign-aid budgets. Policymakers in these countries view this spending as a form of charity and think that bolstering their economic and military might can deliver more benefits for more people.
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» DEPEYIN (MYANMAR) - A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake.
Myanmar marks month of misery since historic quake
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar marked one month since suffering its fiercest earthquake in more than a century on Monday, with military bombardments unabated despite a humanitarian truce as thousands of survivors camp in makeshift shelters.
Trump signs order to designate English as official language of US
Published on 02/03/2025
» WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order designating English as the official language of the United States, the White House said Saturday.
Thailand Expands Vaccine Procurement for Young Children
Published on 27/02/2025
» The National Vaccine Committee has approved, in principle, the implementation of policies supporting local administrative organizations in procuring influenza vaccines and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) for children under the age of five. This initiative aims to reduce severe illness and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Resisting digital feudalism in artificial intelligence
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 13/02/2025
» This month's AI Action Summit in Paris comes at a critical juncture in the development of artificial intelligence. At issue is not whether Europe can compete with China and the United States in an AI arms race; it is whether Europeans can pioneer a different approach that puts public value at the centre of technological development and governance. The task is to move away from digital feudalism, the term I coined back in 2019 to describe the dominant digital platforms' model of rent extraction.
Innovative Solutions for Aging Societies Shine at HAPI
Published on 11/02/2025
» Across Southeast and East Asia, a demographic shift is transforming societies as populations age at an unprecedented pace. The Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI) is shining a spotlight on breakthrough initiatives that address the challenges of aging through innovation. With awards in three categories—Technology & Innovation, Community-Based Initiatives, and Supporting Self-Reliance—the HAPI initiative is a collaboration between the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) under Japan’s Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative (AHWIN).