• OPINION

  Cultural looting still a persistent crisis in SE Asia

  News, Published on 14/11/2022

  » The Nepalese conservationist Rabindra Puri, directing his own construction of a new Museum of Stolen Art in eastern Kathmandu speaks passionately about how he will feature replicas of stolen Nepalese antiquities, the originals having long ago been shipped overseas and since displayed in tourist attractions, art museums, or private residences, like hunting trophies.

• OPINION

  The Mekong's calling you, Sue Perkins

  News, Vasana Chinvarakorn, Published on 08/04/2021

  » When my award-winning investigative journalist friend Supara Janchitfah first suggested Sue Perkins' name during our conversation on the Mekong, I thought she was making a joke. Or perhaps being satirical. What could a British comedian hosting a baking contest show contribute to helping locals in Southeast Asia thousands of miles away?

• OPINION

  Some 2023 tales you may have missed

  Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/12/2023

  » It is customary at this time of the year for PostScript to look back at some of the major happenings of the last 12 months. But we will have a change this year because the news has been far too depressing. So instead we will examine some of the not-so-major happenings of 2023 that you might have missed amongst all the gloom and doom. They may not be particularly significant but are a lot more fun than the grim stuff we read every day.

• OPINION

  Women must be central to Mekong dam decisions

  News, Maureen Harris, Published on 08/03/2018

  » Today, on International Women's Day, a recent trip to the Mekong Basin serves as a reminder that women's voices must be central to decision-making on hydropower, and in broader energy planning for Thailand and the region.

• OPINION

  Mekong River region on more minds

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/12/2019

  » As Vietnam is poised to take over the rotational chair of Asean in January 2020, its second foremost foreign policy priority after the South China Sea is reportedly the Mekong River region. While the South China Sea, where more than one third of global shipping passes, is considered an overall Asean concern, the Mekong region is left to the five riparian countries in mainland Southeast Asia to deal with in view of China's upstream hydropower dams that have led to frequent droughts and depleted fish stocks in downstream communities, especially in Cambodia and Vietnam.

• OPINION

  Lessons from Covid lockdown

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2021

  » Last week, Indonesia became the first country in Southeast Asia to surpass India in terms of daily Covid-19 cases. The country's mishandling of its lockdown should serve as a lesson for the Thai government which is tightening its own lockdown measures.

• OPINION

  Why Srettha should risk it all for Pita

  News, Published on 15/01/2024

  » As Charles E Weller once wrote, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country". While the quote's original purpose was just a typing exercise, it rings true on occasion, and especially now at a critical crossroads in Thailand's fledgling semi-democracy. Twin trials await former Move Forward Party (MFP) prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat later this month, both in the Constitutional Court, a judicial forum known for its past crippling of Thailand's democratic opposition.

• 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”.

• OPINION

  Singapore greens the investment landscape

  Oped, Published on 20/01/2022

  » 'Overall, it's a good thing to have," said Khoo De Wan. He was speaking of Singapore's Environmental, Social and Governance standards, or ESG, which listed companies in the nation must abide by. The local resident and investor added, "It may help to bring in more business, but by itself it's not enough to make a company an investable company. That's my thinking."

• OPINION

  Fisheries abuse tied to poor regulation

  News, Published on 01/05/2019

  » Thailand's seafood industry has been haunted by illegal fishing and human rights abuse. Following the March 24 general election, the new government must build on the reforms that have already been gained during the past four years.

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