• OPINION

  Thoughts on Asean

  News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2019

  » While the domestic concern for Thais is the upcoming general election on March 24, broadly speaking it is a relatively small geopolitical event.

• OPINION

  Injustice abounds

  Postbag, Published on 10/09/2023

  » Re: "Restore trust in justice", (BP, Editorial, Sept 8).

• OPINION

  Myanmar's military commander-in-chief on the rise

  News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/02/2018

  » Myanmar's military chief, Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, has become the man of the moment in the country's unfolding political crisis. While he and the country's civilian leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, may not trust each other, he has become increasingly her indispensable ally amid the increasing international turmoil surrounding the government's handling of the Rakhine crisis.

• OPINION

  Yes to trading tax

  News, Published on 20/12/2021

  » Re: "SET opposes share sales tax proposal", (Business, Dec 17).

• OPINION

  Welcome to the pandemic-friendly home of the future

  News, Published on 13/06/2020

  » When architects Sri Rahma Apriliyanthi and Vinsensius Gilrandy Santoso designed their version of a pandemic-friendly home, they veered away from one that "hides" people indoors in a hostile environment, and over-relies on technology. Instead, they dug deep into Indonesia's age-old traditions of being connected to the world that they are a natural part of.

• OPINION

  The silver lining of Widodo's big economic miss

  News, Daniel Moss, Published on 15/02/2024

  » By his own standards, Joko Widodo has fallen well short of a major economic goal during his decade leading Indonesia. Growth has been laudable in a neighbourhood where the pace of expansion is undergoing a long-term slowdown, but nowhere close to the outgoing president's lofty ambitions. That's a pity, because part of Mr Widodo's attraction as a candidate in 2014 was his image as a self-made businessman, an outsider who could nudge the country towards achieving its much-promoted potential.

• OPINION

  A new policy agenda for Asia

  Oped, Published on 01/02/2024

  » The global economic landscape is changing fast. Scarring from the Covid-19 pandemic has weakened potential growth, making slower income gains the new normal for many countries.

• OPINION

  Shielding the junta

  Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/11/2022

  » Re: "New world order starting in SE Asia", (Opinion, Nov 29).

• OPINION

  An Asean country might be near a crisis

  Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 20/10/2022

  » I am talking about an imaginary country which is a member of Asean. This country may or may not exist. To avoid unnecessary negative repercussions, this country shall remain nameless and be referred to as country "N" with its currency "D". This country is the star of Asean with a 5-year average GDP growth rate of 7% prior to the Covid outbreak.

• OPINION

  Rising rates won't trigger crisis

  Oped, Published on 09/08/2022

  » Hawkish shifts in the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy have often led to heightened financial and economic stress in emerging economies. In the early 1990s, the Fed raised interest rates preemptively to curb inflation, precipitating the 1994 Mexican “tequila” crisis. In 2013, the Fed signalled its intention to tighten monetary policy, resulting in the major emerging-markets sell-off known as the “taper tantrum”.

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