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A failed state?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/05/2024
» Re: "Thai police graft highlights bigger issues", (Opinion, April 26).
Gender gaps in politics and business
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 30/03/2024
» Thailand's most recent report on women's rights -- available on the United Nations' website -- is part of the eighth cycle of reporting under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), to which the country became a party in 1985.
Put culture first in old town revamps
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/03/2024
» Will Thailand's old towns include their old communities as they are renovated? In many of these important districts, institutional owners of land are apt to evict legacy tenants to make way for redevelopment, threatening vintage architecture and eroding vibrant local cultures and ways of life.
Boeing needs organisational shift to end crisis
Oped, Published on 15/03/2024
» Boeing's mounting crises are beginning to resemble an aviation thriller cooked up in Hollywood. In addition to a piece of fuselage falling off midair during a recent commercial passenger flight, there was the nail-biting discovery of mis-drilled holes in undelivered planes and revelations that an inspector had found an "excessive amount of defects" in a supplier's operations.
So-called democracy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/03/2024
» Re: "Poll agency targets MFP for dissolution", (BP, March 13).
Gender diversity is good for business
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 11/03/2024
» A timely issue raised by a recent forum of key businesses, political leaders and civil society was the potential for more inclusion of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people in the workplace. This is complementary to the other critically important issue of the day: the role of women in business and employment.
The beauty of intermittent fasting for wellness
News, Published on 08/03/2024
» For the pious, fasting mortifies the flesh to fortify the soul. For those who profess a secular faith, however, fasting has come to be associated with wellness.
Japan ranks 'number four' as fortunes wane
Oped, Published on 07/03/2024
» Harvard Professor Ezra Vogel's 1979 book, Japan as Number One: Lessons for America, became an instant bestseller in Japan. The flattering title certainly helped sales, but it was the book's central argument -- that the Japanese approach to governance and business were superior to others -- that really made a splash.
Student self-help
Postbag, Published on 03/03/2024
» Re: "Govt to recruit 40K school janitors", (BP, Feb 29).
Sky-high prices
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/02/2024
» Re: "Official predicts THAI can relist on the SET in 2025", (Business, Feb 5).