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Fertility rate too low
News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2022
» An extremely low fertility rate has become a critical issue in Thailand but the government has yet to address the problem.
The recipe for reforming pensions
Oped, Published on 07/01/2022
» Pension reform is a thankless but necessary task. Pensions are a difficult and emotional subject that affects every citizen, and changing how they are calculated or when workers can retire involves negotiating a complex web of rules, habits, and entitlements that neat academic models do not capture.
Below surface of a global pandemic
News, Published on 23/11/2021
» For nearly two years, people in every corner of the world have survived countless impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five million people have lost their lives. Health systems have been overwhelmed and started to bounce back. But much more needs to be done to address the social and economic impacts of Covid-19.
Sustainable ways to wipe out hunger by 2030
Oped, Published on 13/11/2021
» In 2015, 193 countries gathered at the United Nations and pledged to end global hunger by 2030 as part of the Agenda for Sustainable Development. With less than a decade to go, prospects for achieving this goal appear bleak. Improving them will require governments and the private sector to address the global food and environmental crises simultaneously.
Understand the risk
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/10/2021
» Re: "Online class 'stressing students out,"' (BP, Oct 7).
Covid-19 threatens women's jobs
Oped, Published on 02/07/2021
» One in four. That's the proportion of American women who are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce due to the impact of Covid-19. In just one year, the pandemic has driven more than two million women in the United States out of the workplace, resulting in the largest male-female unemployment gap in two decades.
Courting reciprocity
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2021
» Re: "ISPs told to take down 'hoax' sites," (BP, June 3). Our courts have ordered internet service providers to close or remove accounts of eight individuals alleged to have posted "fake news" on websites and social networks.
Real access is key to women's participation
News, Published on 01/03/2021
» Almost one month separates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb 11 and the International Women's Day on March 8, but the two are becoming increasingly related, if not in time at least in the achievements they want to mark. The former was established in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage more girls and women to pursue studies and careers in science and technology. The latter celebrates the achievements of women in social, cultural, economic and political fields and advance gender parity. But these achievements will struggle to progress without increased participation of women in science, technology and innovation, especially in a highly digitalised post-pandemic world.
Possibly the worst job in the world?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/11/2020
» On the day Americans went to the polls four years ago the Miami Herald ran what must have been its shortest-ever editorial which simply read: "Her, Not Him, Enough Said". In light of what ensued, it must have been tempting to blame the proof-readers and come out the next day with: "Correction: Him Not Her."
'Bubbles' need care
News, Editorial, Published on 22/06/2020
» The government is upbeat about a plan to open travel bubbles with several countries, a move which is crucial to restoring international links to boost the economy.