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Costly inaction on gender parity
Oped, Published on 08/05/2025
» As I sat in the gender parity session at the WEF's Annual Meeting in Davos early this year, a familiar frustration washed over me.
Gaza development put back 60 years by war: UNDP chief
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» DAVOS - The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said.
Parties trade barbs over pollution
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/01/2025
» The government and opposition parties are locked in a war of words over the worsening microdust situation with the crisis now expected to last until Friday.
EU vows pragmatic approach with Trump
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» DAVOS, Switzerland - European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen declared on Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with US President Donald Trump but the bloc will also seek to improve ties with China and other nations as global competition heats up.
Soft Power: The Hidden Force That Enhances Globalization and Creates Sustainability
Published on 17/01/2025
» Chief Executive Officer of Sustainability and Strategic Development, Charoen Pokphand Group
PM helps Thailand shine at Asean talks
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra successfully represented Thailand at the Asean summits in the Lao capital of Vientiane, which ended on Friday, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said.
AI could help eliminate tuberculosis
News, Published on 25/03/2024
» Groundbreaking new technologies seem to be emerging with increasing frequency nowadays. Since its launch in November 2022, OpenAI's generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has become a global sensation, attracting more than 100 million users and inspiring numerous imitators. The technology's fast-evolving capabilities have also commanded the attention of world leaders, dominating discussions at both COP28 in Dubai and the annual meeting of the WEF in Davos.
PM in Davos for WEF
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 15/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will court foreign investment in the government's 1 trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland which kicks off on Monday and ends on Friday.
Who Singapore's presidential contenders are
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/08/2023
» Singapore will head for its first contested presidential election in over a decade in an exercise seen to weigh public sentiment at a time when the city-state had been rocked by controversies.
Time to make the wealthy pay for development
Oped, Published on 18/01/2023
» The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic. But in recent years, the annual gathering of the rich and powerful has become an increasingly wasteful exercise in vanity. What is the point of all those private jets, luxury hotels, and clinking champagne glasses if they lead to nothing more than handwringing about the state of the world and vague promises to address multiple global challenges?