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How can we future-proof the global economy?
Oped, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 23/04/2026
» An uncomfortable reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The global economy is in a period of "more frequent and violent shocks", as Nobel laureate Michael Spence puts it. Instead of facing isolated and temporary disruptions, we are confronting a structural shift towards unsettling volatility, deepening fragmentation, and a wider dispersion of outcomes for countries, companies, and households. The old world is gone, and virtually everyone risks losing out in the new one. The question is by how much and what to do about it.
Forget births, cut Thai deaths first
Oped, Sergei Scherbov & Vipan Prachuabmoh, Published on 23/04/2026
» Thailand's demographic debate is too often framed as though the country had only one option: raise fertility or accept a shrinking workforce. That view is understandable, but for the next two decades, it is mostly the misaligned policy horizon. If the question is how Thailand can strengthen its workforce before mid-century, the fastest answer is not higher fertility, but rather lower mortality.
Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects.
The ideal forklift for Thailand
Published on 22/04/2026
» Driving Green Efficiency: How HELI Electric Forklifts are Transforming Thailand’s Industrial Landscape
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
India orders school water bells to beat heat
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» NEW DELHI - Schools in India's capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said.
Earth Day spotlight: Sephora and Saie to recycle 1m pounds of plastic
Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» Saie have teamed up with Sephora to celebrate international Earth Day today by launching Planet Beautiful 2026, an initiative set to recover over 1 million pounds (approximately 454,000 kilogrammes) of plastic waste for recycling.
Summer storms warning from Thursday to Saturday
Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of summer storms affecting upper Thailand, anticipating thunderstorms and gusty winds from Thursday to Saturday.
Rome summons Russian ambassador over insults against Meloni
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» ROME - Italy has summoned Russia's ambassador in Rome after a Russian television presenter delivered a stream of insults against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Wary response to borrowing plan
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Kuakul Mornkum and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/04/2026
» The government is preparing to issue an emergency decree to borrow 500 billion baht and raise the public debt ceiling, according to a news report on Monday.