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Pundits call for balance on trade and border issues
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/11/2025
» Pundits say the government must strike a fine balance between economic benefit and national sovereignty regarding the border dispute with Cambodia, as the prolonged conflict not only dampens prospects for Thailand's trade talks with the US, but also riles domestic political stability.
Coming to grips with Omicron
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/12/2021
» The world was shaken again last week as the latest coronavirus variant emerged. First detected in South Africa a week earlier, Omicron is now a "variant of concern" -- the most serious category used by the World Health Organization, which said it poses a "very high" risk to public health.
Uneven recovery
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/01/2021
» Covid-19 has been an unprecedented shock to almost all walks of life in the modern world. Apart from the threat to human health, the persistent outbreak has devastated the global economy, state budgets and corporate balance sheets, prompting policymakers to move swiftly to limit the harm to their economies.
Make America green again
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/11/2020
» With Joe Biden seemingly on course to become the 46th leader of the world's second largest carbon emitter, one of his priority tasks will be to lead his country to rejoin the global pact to fight climate change.
Hope for global action on migrants
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/12/2018
» It was very welcome news that a landmark accord on migration was endorsed last week at the United Nations migration conference in Marrakech, Morocco. The Global Compact on Migration (GCM) is a pledge by 164 countries to reduce discrimination with the aim of making mass migration safer, more orderly and humane.
RCEP matters more than ever
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/09/2018
» Last week's meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Singapore came at a critical juncture, not only for the future prosperity of the 16 countries involved but also the sake of the rules-based free and fair trading system globally.