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New movies out this week: April 10-16
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/04/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Jan 24-30
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 24/01/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Net-zero finance must be equitable
Oped, Masatsugu Asakawa, Published on 13/08/2024
» The Asia and the Pacific region stand at a critical juncture, positioned both as a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a potential leader in transformative climate action. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), alongside our member countries, is steering the region towards a sustainable future through support for a just transition. Our vision aims to reorient economic and social frameworks to foster low-carbon, climate-resilient growth that enhances prosperity and inclusion.
New movies out this week: Feb 1-7
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/02/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.fil
Unlocking dollars to ease a crisis
Oped, Masatsugu Asakawa, Published on 12/10/2023
» The world is at a tipping point. The pandemic left a toxic legacy of spiralling poverty, debt distress, and inequality, all amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Even more alarming is climate change, a long-term existential threat that is already wrecking lives and costing billions.
Asean urges South China Sea restraint, 'concerned' about Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2023
» LABUAN BAJO: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders on Thursday urged restraint and peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea and said a surge in missile tests by North Korea was a threat to regional peace.
Invest in quality infrastructure
News, Masatsugu Asakawa & Sri Mulyani Indrawati & Indranee Rajah & Shunichi Suzuki, Published on 08/05/2023
» Covid-19 has brought severe hardships to countless people and communities across the globe, but for the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a resilient recovery is underway.
Asean must seize new opportunities
Oped, Masatsugu Asakawa, Published on 22/04/2022
» As Asean economies continue their path to safely reopening and getting back to business, they must also manage growing economic challenges and identify how best to seize new opportunities for a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable recovery.
Pandemic sends 4.7m more people into ‘extreme poverty’ in SE Asia
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2022
» MANILA: The pandemic added 4.7 million more people to Southeast Asia's most extreme poor in 2021, reversing gains made in fighting poverty, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, while urging governments to take steps to boost economic growth.
Asia's emissions-reduction plan for the world
Asia focus, Masatsugu Asakawa, Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Carlos Dominguez, Published on 07/02/2022
» World leaders came together in Glasgow last November to map out a path to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. But while the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was undoubtedly a historic moment, most countries are just beginning their work to meet new goals to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.