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Another win-win
Postbag, Published on 05/05/2024
» Re: "Protect rights of refugees", (Editorial, April 30).
Will AI create more fake news than it exposes?
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 08/04/2024
» The best large-language models can already write like humans, especially if prompted properly. Photos and images can be faked at low cost. Yet-to-be-released technology can create convincing voice simulations. There are signs that some academic papers contain traces of GPT-4. If even professors are faking it, then surely the dam has burst.
New playbook for Thai diplomacy?
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 12/09/2023
» The Srettha government has started outlining its policies in parliament. Regarding diplomacy and internal policies, two paragraphs in the middle of the draft speech encapsulate the guiding principle of Thailand's new diplomatic trajectory.
Why Paris financing pact failed
Oped, Published on 21/07/2023
» The recent Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact late last month was touted by its organisers, including French President Emmanuel Macron, as a groundbreaking initiative to forge a "new contract" between the Global North and South that would address climate change and foster sustainable development. The fact that most G20 leaders did not even bother to show up, however, casts doubt on the feasibility of the effort.
Innovation key to affordable healthcare
Oped, 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.
Thai economic revival at stake in poll
Oped, Pavida Pananond, Published on 11/05/2023
» As voters go to the poll this Sunday, everything that matters for the people of this country is on the line, from structural reforms of political institutions and a constitutional rewrite to welfare policies to address income inequality.
Lift antiviral drug curbs
News, Editorial, Published on 08/08/2022
» With new cases of Covid-19 having risen to more than 28,000 a day, and with soaring severe cases, restricted access to Covid-19 antiviral medicines is now a critical issue.
Mexico's cart ban marks generic shift
Oped, Published on 25/06/2022
» In April, the government of Mexico City's central Cuauhtémoc alcaldía, or borough, mandated that all its rótulos -- the hand-painted signs decorating street vendors' kiosks -- be erased.
Global shocks prompt rethink on supply chains
Oped, Published on 15/06/2022
» Starting in the 1980s, transnational production enabled the expansion of global trade and low prices for goods, contributing significantly to economic growth. But the shocks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have shown firms that the efficiency gains implied by the global division of labour -- and just-in-time production -- come at the cost of resilience. With global supply-chain bottlenecks unlikely to resolve themselves soon, firms have turned their attention to reshoring or at least "friend-shoring", which seeks to combine closer geographic proximity with greater geopolitical peace of mind.