• OPINION

  Unis must embrace 'Open-Loop'

  Oped, Published on 08/02/2023

  » Having fixated on an educational model of classroom-based teaching for almost two centuries, educational work is being disrupted by new technologies, modern methods of teaching and learning, and a new age of practical, real-world learning. Universities need new-age approaches that are in tune with changing realities as well as beneficial to students, who often complain about out-of-date education.

• OPINION

  Doesn't ring true

  Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2023

  » Re: "Ten to testify in DNP bribery claim case," (BP, Dec 31).

• OPINION

  In Thailand, 70 is the new 51

  Oped, Published on 03/01/2023

  » Based on the United Nations definition, a country is an Ageing Society when the share of the aged population (people aged 65 or older) is higher than 7% and is an Aged Society when this share rises above 14%. Once this share is over 20%, the nation is called a Super-Aged Society.

• OPINION

  Lessons from the Mountain B fire

  Oped, Published on 24/08/2022

  » Fire breaks out when heat, fuel, and oxygen meet. Without intervention, a fire will only come to an end under two conditions: when the fuel has run out, or when the oxygen supply is exhausted. In an enclosed space, when a fire can deplete most oxygen, the flames will die down while the fuel continues to burn in a smouldering state under pyrolysis. Pyrolysis does not require oxygen, so it can take place without fire at or above 500C and turn organic compounds into charcoal, tar, or non-condensable gases. These gases have extremely high thermal values ready to burst into fireballs as soon as fresh oxygen re-emerges from any new opening. This is called "backdraft", and is what happened in the Mountain B Pub fire.

• OPINION

  Covid-19 lessons from India for Southeast Asia

  Oped, Published on 14/05/2021

  » The disastrous consequences of the Covid pandemic in India are a cause for concern not only for the subcontinent but for the entire world. The way the pandemic has wreaked havoc offers lessons for other countries. Noteworthy is that India's neighbours such as Nepal and Southeast Asian countries ranging from Laos to Myanmar and Thailand are reporting significant surges in infections.

• OPINION

  Hacking the future: Operation Speedboat

  Oped, Published on 18/02/2021

  » Speedboat strategy denotes a modern approach to radical innovation in large organisations, reflecting the agility and pace of a "speedboat," in contrast to an "ocean cruise ship," which is clumsy and slow. Most well-established business entities are as bulky as cruise ships. If these cruise ships must sail through the greatest disruptive storms on earth, how can they change course in time to avoid being disrupted?

• OPINION

  How engineering can adapt to the 'new normal'

  Oped, Published on 12/06/2020

  » The coronavirus started as a health pandemic, but the massive outbreak will create long-lasting changes that will alter the way we live and work. Like other industries, engineering and construction sector has also been seriously impacted, and engineers keep wondering how this pandemic will change the way they work in the future. I believe Covid-19's long-term impact on the engineering and construction industry will be far-reaching and may even change the industry's operating structure.

• OPINION

  Taking the fight to Covid-19 using simple mathematics

  News, Published on 18/04/2020

  » While the battle against the coronavirus outbreak is both drawn-out and multi-faceted, experts can draw on the intersection of mathematics and biology to arrive at specific simulations and projections.

• BUSINESS

  The best investment

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 21/10/2019

  » In an uncertain world where people are growing more anxious about the economy and their own prospects, human development has become a priority. Sustainability and inclusion have become the mantra for those tasked with ensuring that no one gets left behind amid the technology-driven changes sweeping the globe.

• OPINION

  Lessons for Asean on the globalisation of education

  News, Published on 22/12/2015

  » The latest Open Doors report has once again demonstrated the urgent need for Asean countries to take immediate steps for the internationalisation of education. While China, India and South Korea have quickly emerged as players in the domain of international education, Asean, and in particular, Thailand has not made its mark as yet.

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