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A lesson in geopolitics
News, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2024
» The hiccup in the planned salvage operations for the US-built HTMS Sukhothai of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) serves as a stark lesson for Thailand. It underscores the need for greater prudence in navigating security issues, especially amid escalating geopolitical conflicts and power struggles among superpowers.
Risk vs reward
News, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2023
» In the stock market, emotions often take over, and recent events that have affected the Thai bourse exemplify this.
Time for an Apec reckoning
News, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2022
» After months of preparation and millions of baht spent, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit kicked off on Friday in Bangkok amid increasing tensions at home and abroad.
Bimstec's time to shine has come
News, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2022
» From the tales of Lord Rama to the wisdom of Lord Buddha, the South Asian and Southeast Asian regions are not only historically intertwined, but also founded on a shared cultural heritage. Perhaps this shared history alone was enough to convince four nations under the Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation (Bist-Ec) arrangement to come together to pen the Bangkok Declaration on June 6, 1997, to promote economic development, social progress and regional cooperation.
Smarter trade deals needed
News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2020
» Many Thais rejoiced after Joe Biden won the US presidential election over the weekend. But certain concerns remain as the US changes its leader; in particular, challenges currently facing Thailand's international trade.
A win for Taiwan?
News, Editorial, Published on 11/01/2020
» By this evening, the results of Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections will be known. Regardless of who becomes the next president, it will be in the best interests of both the island's stability and of peace in the Asia-Pacific region if the new government maintains the status quo with China.
Bangkok must remain capital
News, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2019
» Should Bangkok be stripped of its status as capital? The debate over whether Thailand's capital should be moved has been mounting since Indonesia's President Joko Widodo announced last week that he will relocate his country's capital from Jakarta to a site east of Borneo island.
Timid Thailand may miss the boat
News, Editorial, Published on 21/05/2017
» It was not clear why Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was not invited to the One Belt, One Road summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14-16. The Chinese leader may simply have forgotten to extend an invite to the Thai premier or it could reflect the level of importance that China has attached to Thailand for this massive infrastructure development.
China must rein in Kim
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2017
» Just as US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jingping are set to have face-to-face talks today in Florida, North Korea, the renegade ally of the Asian superpower, has test-fired yet another ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan.
Asean must step up
News, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2016
» China's reaction to the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) over the South China Sea territorial dispute was predictable. Beijing has never recognised the tribunal's jurisdiction to rule on this case and refused to present its claims before it.