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Breaking barriers for Thai innovations
Oped, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu and Pichakorn Khowasinth, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand is abundant with talent in medical technology. Why aren't our homegrown innovations reaching patients? The answer is simple: a broken system.
Developing megaprojects, but at what cost?
News, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 26/04/2025
» The world's climate is deteriorating -- and yet, destroying pristine mangrove forests and wetlands that help absorb carbon emissions is no longer unthinkable.
Our broken system fuels flood crisis
News, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu & Nuthasid Rukkiatwong, Published on 18/12/2024
» In just a few months, floods devastated both northern and southern Thailand, revealing a troubling truth: the country's disaster response system is failing, and climate change is making it worse.
Call to rethink 'soft power'
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/12/2023
» The government should reconsider whether its current path towards promoting soft power to strengthen the economy is on the right track, a recent seminar was told.
Thailand's green economy challenge
Oped, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu, Published on 06/12/2023
» Climate concerns are reshaping the job market across the globe, leading to a rise in "green" jobs tailored for low-carbon economies. Success now hinges on adaptability to this new job landscape.
Innovation key to affordable healthcare
Oped, Natcha Yongphiphatwong, Published on 21/06/2023
» We all want good health and decent public health welfare. When we fall ill, the cures are also much more effective thanks to modern medical advancements. But the soaring costs of healthcare have made it beyond most people's grasp.
Freelance artists need rights protections, union says
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/12/2022
» A recent survey by the Creative Workers Union Thailand (CUT) shows that almost 80% of illustrators have commission-based, underpaid jobs, highlighting the precarity of freelancers who have no access to financial security, welfare benefits orlegal protection.
When baby well runs dry
News, Penchan Charoesuthipan and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/02/2022
» Thailand has become an aged society and will become a "super-aged" society by 2031 when 28% of the population will be 60 or older. The country has witnessed a low birth rate for several decades, but it was not until last year that more deaths than births were recorded. In 2021, deaths outnumbered births at 563,650 versus 544,570.
SBPAC vows transparency in face of Chana row
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/12/2020
» The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) pledged to adhere to transparency and public participation in deciding the future of the controversial Chana industrial complex in Songkhla province.
How Thais can reap more Alibaba investment benefits
News, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu, Published on 23/05/2018
» Alibaba's planned investment in Thailand has made the country more attractive as a Southeast Asia e-commerce and digital hub.