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Timor-Leste's long road to Asean
Oped, Published on 22/10/2025
» This Sunday, when Timor-Leste finally joins Asean as its 11th member, it will mark a diplomatic triumph for one of Asia's smallest states and a moral test for the region's most enduring organisation. For Dili, this long-awaited step is not about prestige; it is about survival, legitimacy, and opportunity. For the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), welcoming Timor-Leste completes the Southeast Asian map but also exposes the limits of its inclusivity.
How G20 could help end hunger
Oped, Published on 21/10/2025
» Upon assuming the G20 presidency in December, South Africa chose "solidarity, equality, and sustainability" as its theme. Far from being an empty slogan, this vision reflects the principles on which any credible international response to today's hunger crisis must rest.
Bangkok Uses AI to Map and Protect Trees
Published on 11/10/2025
» Bangkok is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and LiDAR mapping to strengthen its fragile, largely uncounted urban forest — promising safer streets, lower maintenance costs, and a high-tech shield against deadly air pollution.
Geopolitical Shocks Reshape OPEC and Global Oil
Published on 07/10/2025
» Quoc Dat Tong, Senior Financial Markets Strategist at Exness, analyses how geopolitics, policy shifts, and trade disruptions are transforming oil markets and reshaping global economic stability.
Will MoU referendum open Pandora's Box?
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 06/10/2025
» The long-standing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has resurfaced in public debate following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's announcement that his government plans to hold a national referendum, likely alongside the next election, to ask voters whether Thailand should revoke or retain two key bilateral agreements -- MoU 43 (on land boundaries) and MOU 44 (on overlapping maritime zones).
Map it, please
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2025
» Re: "Road collapse shocker", (BP, Sept 25). Indeed, a picture is worth a thousand words -- if there is one! But why, oh why, are Bangkok Post reporters incapable of including a map with their articles, whether they are about new roads, floods, border problems, or whatever?
Non-life growth seen falling short
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/09/2025
» The non-life insurance industry's rate of growth is projected to fall below expectations at only 2.5% this year, but stronger expansion could be seen next year, driven by economic stimulus under the new government and increased consumer and business spending following the upcoming election.
Drone unit takes policing into future
News, Published on 22/09/2025
» The police force is taking a decisive leap into the future of law enforcement with the launch of its first dedicated drone unit. Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), unveiled CIB's new aerial team to boost surveillance, tactical operations and officer safety.
Recipe for change
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/09/2025
» When Weerapon Wongtawan, founder of Lukyang Studio, was selected by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture to work with a community enterprise in Phetchaburi, he redesigned the packaging of their traditional rice crackers and suggested they be made in smaller sizes.
Cupid misses the mark
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 29/08/2025
» Another new American romantic drama about love discovered on vacation. The Map That Leads To You offers a familiar premise: an unlikely couple meets by chance during a journey abroad -- a pretty girl with carefully laid plans and a boy with no particular purpose.