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No such thing as the fourth industrial revolution
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 30/11/2016
» The theme of the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos was the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". Professor Klaus Schwab, WEF's founder, has even published a hasty, crowd-sourced book. He warns that the scale, speed and impact of new technologies, focused on artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, blockchains and biotechnology, are "so profound" that in history "there has never been a time of greater promise or potential peril".
Air pollution kills 1 in 8 worldwide
News, Published on 26/05/2016
» Cooking and eating -- caring for our families at home, moving onto work, school and markets, and then back home again. These are universal rituals that fill our days and the lives of people the world over. And yet there is an unrecognised health threat lurking in the shadows of our most basic routines: air pollution.
Stone dead
News, Postbag, Published on 03/03/2016
» Re: "Superstition the way?", (PostBag, March 2).
Prayut faces a stern test of his equilibrium in 2016
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/01/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have forgotten what he promised the people 12 days ago in his New Year's Day weekly "returning happiness to the people" TV address.
Decentralisation key to ending water wars
News, Published on 19/08/2015
» Water is the lifeblood of agriculture. It has significant impacts on the livelihood of millions of Thai farmers. Early on in rainy season this year, farmers in the Central Plains suffered from one of the most intense droughts in the last five decades. Evidence shows that this year is one of the lowest rainfall years since 1970 due to the effects of El Nino. Apart from the devastating floods of 2011, this drought is another wake-up call for Thailand to take a more serious step toward an effective and sustainable water management system.
Only in the land of awe
News, Postbag, Published on 11/07/2015
» I refer to three letters in PostBag, July 9, regarding Gen Prayut backing the navy purchase of submarines.
Farmers know best
News, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2015
» Re “Branch into impotency cures, PM tells farmers”, (BP, July 9)
Has reform failed, or has it even begun?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015
» Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.
Military might not right
News, Published on 30/05/2015
» Re: “Keep the army on top”, (PostBag, May 29).
Free bus ride from Hell
News, Published on 26/04/2015
» The Transport Ministry’s decision to cancel free buses for all and set new conditions for those eligible to use the service is understandable.