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Climate finance for urban resilience
News, Published on 29/10/2025
» Heavy rainfall and floods continue to plague Thailand's cities. A trifecta of heavier-than-usual rainfall exacerbated by the La Niña weather pattern, unsafe overcapacities at major dams, and unusually high sea tides is a stern reminder of how vulnerable Thailand's urban centres are amid the world's changing climate.
Blended finance for climate action
Oped, Published on 13/08/2025
» It takes policy support, commitment and also money to tackle climate change. For the latter, Thailand needs around 5-7 trillion baht in climate finance to achieve its carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions by 2050 and 2065, respectively. However, that's a target the country is still a long way away from.
Thai LNG hub ambitions need caution
Oped, Published on 25/06/2025
» Despite local and global headwinds, Thailand's energy demand, driven by economic activities, continues to grow. Such seemingly insatiable energy demand has been met primarily via natural gas, which, according to Thailand's Electricity Generation Authority (EGAT), is used to generate 60.85% of Thailand's electricity.
Thai climate ambitions face trade heat
Oped, Published on 28/05/2025
» Early last month, the US announced plans to impose a reciprocal tariff rate of 36% on goods originating from Thailand due to a trade deficit. This set off alarm bells between Thai policymakers and export-oriented business sectors. So, efforts are underway to negotiate a deal that would safeguard Thailand's highly fruitful trade relationship with the US.
Pakistan names caretaker PM amid turbulence
Published on 12/08/2023
» ISLAMABAD: A little-known senator from Pakistan’s least-populous province was named caretaker prime minister on Saturday to see the country through to an election that is at least three months away.
Former Pakistan PM Khan survives attempt on life
Published on 03/11/2022
» Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was in stable condition after being shot in the foot on Thursday at a political rally in what the country’s president deemed “a heinous assassination attempt”.
Pakistan court says parliament must reconvene, orders PM no-confidence vote
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the national assembly had been illegally dissolved, and ordered parliament to reconvene to hold a no-confidence vote that will likely see Prime Minister Imran Khan booted from office.
Ukraine war's spillover swamps poor countries still reeling from Covid-19
Business, Published on 24/03/2022
» Over the past 120 years, a Beirut bakery has survived civil war, Lebanon's financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. Fighting in Ukraine, disrupting food and energy supplies world-wide, may soon put it out of business.
Concrete jungle threatens mangroves on Pakistan island
AFP, Published on 23/11/2020
» KARACHI: A short boat ride from the shores of Karachi, mangrove trees sprout along the quiet inlets of an uninhabited island that environmentalists say provides vital coastal protection to Pakistan's largest city.