• BUSINESS

  Learning with the best

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018

  » Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), known for its science and technology programmes, aims to use Bangkok as a springboard to build an Asean talent pool through collaboration with King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL).

• LIFE

  Farang correspondent

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/06/2019

  » Standing as tall as his name, Andrew Biggs is arguably one of the most famous farangs in Thailand. On big screens and small ones alike -- or beaming from the covers of his many books and the pages of the Bangkok Post on Sunday -- his humbly charming manner and easy smile mark him as a local who has earned his spurs.

• BUSINESS

  Courses in the cloud

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018

  » Finding teachers who are willing to work in the troubled southern border provinces of Thailand has never been easy. Persuading a qualified native English-speaking teacher to work in Pattani, Yala or Narathiwat is almost impossible.

• BUSINESS

  Steering startups

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019

  » James Tan dropped out of school before his final year at National University of Singapore (NUS) during the first dot-com boom to chase his entrepreneurship dream. He did not regret the decision at all. In the end, he says, we only regret the chances we didn't take, and life is too short to wake up full of regrets.

• BUSINESS

  Good as gold

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/09/2019

  » It is common knowledge among traders that when geopolitical tensions rise, so too does the price of gold as it is considered a safe haven compared with other investments. But Robin Lee believes gold trading shouldn't be limited only to deep-pocketed market professionals. In his view, it is a good tool for anyone interested in saving.

• BUSINESS

  World Bank exec reflects on five eventful years in Asean

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/07/2018

  » What strikes Ulrich Zachau the most after finishing his five-year term as the World Bank director for Southeast Asia is how social and economic development have set Thailand and the region apart from the rest of the world.

• THAILAND

  Education vital to guard rights

  News, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/07/2018

  » Thailand needs to improve education and protect rights of groups, especially women and lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and intersex (LGBTI), the outgoing World Bank Bangkok office director, Ulrich Zachau says.

• BUSINESS

  Healthy Taiwan

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/08/2019

  » Taiwan claims to have one of the best healthcare systems in Asia in terms of affordability, quality and access. Around 99% of the island republic's 23.6 million people are covered by a universal healthcare programme that has been running since 1995. Over 90% of its clinics and hospitals are under the National Health Insurance (NHI) system.

• BUSINESS

  End game for malaria

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/06/2019

  » Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases known to humankind, killing around 400,000 people every year. And while great strides have been made in recent years in prevention and treatment, especially in Asia, eliminating the disease entirely remains a major challenge.

• THAILAND

  Next-level noodles

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 03/06/2019

  » A staple for millions of Asian workers, students and many others living abroad, instant noodles are the region's favourite comfort food. In the cupboards of shacks and mansions alike, you'll find cups and pouches ready to be mixed with water and served. And competition in the market is fierce.

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