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Japan needs true vision of peace
Oped, Published on 31/07/2025
» In 1979, Harvard University professor and American sociologist, the late Ezra Vogel, published a book that became a runaway bestseller in both Japan and the United States. While most commentators at the time focused on its eye-catching main title, Japan as Number One, the subtitle was equally compelling: Lessons for America.
AI’s Rise: Will Humanity Lose Control of Its Future?
Published on 18/03/2025
» Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming an integral part of our daily lives. Leading this transformation is ChatGPT, which now receives 122 million daily visits and has an active user base exceeding 400 million. By August last year, its parent company OpenAI had seen its technology adopted by 92% of Fortune 500 companies, solidifying its dominance in the AI landscape.
What would Nelson Mandela say?
Oped, Published on 30/01/2025
» 'African people, who have black skin and flat noses that make it difficult to breathe, are hired for millions of baht to be models. Thai people look much better. There is no need for our people to get nose, jaw, or breast augmentation. It is time to encourage more Thais, including ethnic groups like the Karen, who possess natural beauty, to become international models." (Bangkok Post, Jan 7)
Democracy isn't declining; it's the nation-state
Oped, Published on 19/10/2024
» Democracy is not in decline. The nation-state is.
Govt more democratic this year, survey finds
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/02/2023
» The government is delighted with a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report that Thailand's ranking on a democracy index has improved more than any other country in the world over the past year, says government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.
Thailand remains a 'flawed democracy'
News, Published on 11/02/2022
» Thailand is still a "flawed democracy" as it ranks 72 out of 167 countries, the same level as the previous year, according to The Economist's Democracy Index 2021.
Big Tech Companies Brace for a Wave of Regulation
Business, Published on 18/01/2022
» Big tech companies are facing the biggest expansion in potential technology regulation in a generation. And while the jury is out on whether all that sound and fury will signify anything, for the first time there are signs that the big-tech backlash could have a substantive impact.
The misguided US 'democracy summit'
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/12/2021
» The United States government under President Joe Biden is putting up the right fight in a counterproductive way in its online organisation of a "summit for democracy" this week. Much touted since he won the election in November last year, President Biden's summit of democracies has proved controversial, with both good intentions and unintended consequences. The real battleground, as clichés about the benefits and drawbacks of democracy go, is to make the case that popular rule where citizens should have rights and freedoms for their own collective self-determination is ultimately preferable and superior than all other forms of government.
Closing the gap
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/04/2021
» Events of the past 12 months have permanently changed both the nature of the workplace and women's opportunities within it. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to more flexible working practices, new leadership traits are coming to the fore, and the need for a diverse workforce and inclusive culture has never been more apparent.
Thailand downgraded to 'not free' in global survey
Published on 06/03/2021
» Thailand has been downgraded again to “not free” from “partly free” in the latest global rankings by Freedom House, a US-based democracy advocacy group.