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Surin was Asean’s de facto foreign minister
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/12/2017
» It was the spring of 2007. The application deadline was quickly approaching for a qualified Thai candidate to serve as the 12th Asean secretary-general.
Guns a threat here too
News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2017
» Another shocking mass murder has taken place in the US. A lone gunman fired hundreds of rifle rounds at the crowd at an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas. He killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 550 before committing suicide. In the hotel room he used to launch the attack, 64-year-old killer Stephen Craig Paddock had 16 rifles. Police seized another 18 at his home.
Anti-tourist sentiments gain global momentum
News, Nezar AlSayyad, Published on 18/09/2017
» Tourism has always been an important human activity and business. But today, condemning tourists is becoming a trend with serious significance for future relationships between nations and people. This past summer witnessed demonstrations against tourists in the popular tourist destinations of Barcelona and Majorca, Spain, with banners declaring that "tourism kills neighbourhoods". This new anti-tourist movement in Europe should not be ignored, particularly for those interested in tourism and the built environment, otherwise known as man-made environments.
If corporations are people, they can be real jerks
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 06/06/2017
» Critics of globalisation have named their enemies: those citizens of the world who, in British Prime Minister Theresa May's scornful phrase, are really "citizens of nowhere". Populist leaders are championing policies to combat such cosmopolitanism -- restricting migration, rethinking regional trade deals, pressuring companies to create jobs at home.
Army wins, Thais lose?
News, Postbag, Published on 03/06/2017
» Times have changed. Yesterday's enemies can be today's allies in the face of a bigger common threat. All the major political parties must put their self-interests aside and work together. Can they? Or is "the game" already locked in, the pieces and the moves already determined?
Japanese firms eye robots to fill labour shortage
News, Published on 16/05/2017
» Desperate to overcome Japan's growing shortage of labour, mid-sized firms are planning to buy robots and other equipment to automate a wide range of tasks, including manufacturing, earthmoving and hotel room service.
Used to Big Brother, Chinese learn value of privacy
News, Adam Minter, Published on 21/03/2017
» China's Communist government has never shown much concern for the privacy of Chinese citizens. If you have something to hide, the thinking goes, we probably need to know it. In one form or another, surveillance and monitoring have evolved into a well-honed form of social control. And as a result, neither companies nor consumers have traditionally had very high expectations for individual privacy.
Spice of life led to flourishing trade on a global scale
Oped, Published on 04/03/2017
» With all the uncertainties of recent years around the themes of globalisation and international trade, one thing remains absolutely certain: We will all continue to trade across borders.
Travellers need to start making sustainable choices
News, Published on 24/01/2017
» Whether it is a chic, zero-emission hotel in Milan where toiletries are 99% biodegradable, or Gaansbai in South Africa, where conservation of native flora and fauna is a community-wide priority, sustainable tourism is growing fast across the globe.
PM should take note
News, Postbag, Published on 03/08/2016
» The news story, "China's high-speed rail is not the wonder it appears", (BP, July 31) should perhaps be a wake-up call to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha.