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Can the media shed its polarised colours?
News, Grant Tudor, Published on 30/08/2018
» On his flight home to Bangkok in February 2008, Thaksin Shinawatra exhorted, "When the game is over, we must come together and settle our differences." Nearly 10 years later, regime leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha offered a similar plea: "[Thais] must talk to one another and find a way of uniting."
Cultivating curiosity
Life, Published on 01/07/2024
» Under the hot sun of northern Thailand, a group of schoolchildren gets to work in the picturesque rice terraces of Baan Mae Salap in Mae Hong Son province. They dig deep into the soil, churning up earth as deep as 30cm. This is not an act of vandalism or farming, but of learning.
Warped curiosity
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/09/2024
» Re: "Taste of hell", (BP photo, Sept 1). It is bad enough that kids are encouraged to play with guns and clamber all over tanks on Army Day, but now we have a shopping centre that has established a "Hell Space" for a week to entertain curious, and I mean curious people, including youngsters.
The complexity of defining recycling
News, Published on 09/01/2024
» As you can see from these examples, finding a simple and informative way of measuring recycling is really not that easy.
Curiosity a leadership priority
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 07/08/2019
» Leaders need to always be curious and ask "why" in every possible situation. Questioning reflects healthy scepticism and a desire to better understand the current situation, which helps us decide how to improve the present for the betterment of the future.
Cryptocurrency curiosity ramping up
Business, Published on 18/03/2022
» Greater interest in cryptocurrencies is expected in Thailand following news that the country is relaxing tax rules for cryptocurrency trading until the end of 2023 to boost the market.
Solving F&B supply chain complexity
Business, Published on 10/04/2020
» Food and beverage companies have long struggled with the unique requirements of shelf-life management, the complexities of batch scheduling, traceability and many other factors.
Sino-Thai ties: Kinship and complexity
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 01/07/2025
» Today marks two significant milestones. Firstly, Thailand and China are commemorating a golden jubilee -- the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Countless personalities and factors have contributed to the strengthening and continued relevance of Zhong Tai yi jia qin -- China and Thailand are one family. Looking back, this family has been tested through trial and error. The notion of "one family" also holds special meaning, as the slogan has been frequently cited by the two countries' leaders as the foundation of their bilateral relations.
Scale, complexity of Asean terror threat growing
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The terrorist threat facing Southeast Asia is growing as foreign fighters return to the region, Southeast Asian defence ministers said in a joint statement on Tuesday in which they pledged to improve cooperation to tackle militancy.
Students need a dose of curiosity
Oped, Published on 31/08/2021
» Students need to be curious to engage and learn. Therefore, tertiary education in Thailand needs to focus more on curiosity to produce the quality of professionals society needs. However, from my experience in the Thai tertiary system, student engagement and learning are limited except for only some elite programs. Sometimes deliberately so. Wander around universities and listen to the discussions. Ask a few penetrative questions in the hallways and cafeterias around using what is taught -- note the responses. Few would reach applying or analysing levels in Bloom's Taxonomy. Rote learning requires little effort by lecturers and learners. Academics could focus on research and other jobs while students focus on passing exams.