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The great energy debate
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/03/2025
» While energy authorities are working on plans to reduce power bills, analysts say free competition in the power trade should be promoted to keep electricity prices low over the long term.
Vietnam drags feet over 'urgent' pollution problem
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» HANOI — Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry to fix.
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.
Minister backs kratom crops to benefit farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/02/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin yesterday pledged to promote kratom-based products to help boost farmers' incomes while ensuring safety standards are maintained.
SET edges up after Trump opts for slow play on tariffs
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/01/2025
» The global and Thai stock markets had a short-term rebound after US President Donald Trump refrained from announcing an immediate increase in import tariffs.
US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced the United States' intention to withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.
Driving Real Sustainability with Aluminium Loop
Published on 23/12/2024
» A circular economy is an essential part of building a sustainable future as it addresses critical global challenges like resource depletion, waste generation, and environmental degradation.
'Blessed': US woman sees second chance in life after pig kidney transplant
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - Towana Looney donated a kidney to her mother in 1999 only for the remaining one to fail years later due to pregnancy complications.
Economy vs. Environment: Can Growth and Climate Goals Align?
Published on 17/12/2024
» In a world increasingly shaped by the dual crises of climate change and economic instability, the Oxford Department of Economics, in collaboration with EBC Financial Group (EBC), hosted a pivotal session in the “What Economists Really Do?” (WERD) series. The event brought together leading minds from academia and finance to explore actionable strategies for aligning economic systems with environmental sustainability while addressing pressing societal concerns.
Thai defamation law fails good people
Oped, Published on 07/12/2024
» Pressure is likely to intensify in the new year for Thailand to repeal its abusive criminal defamation laws as flaws in the multiple cases against advocate-journalist Chutima Sidasathian. Many others have exposed the laws' deficiencies.