• THAILAND

  Giving real people a voice

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/07/2020

  » Amid the unprecedented health crisis that resulted from the spread of Covid-19, a political movement has emerged to offer a way forward.

• THAILAND

  Transgender pupils hail clothes freedom

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 01/10/2020

  » Graduation ceremonies were once dreaded by transgender students because they were forced to wear uniforms that aligned with their biological sexes.

• BUSINESS

  Growing back better

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 13/07/2020

  » The prolonged Covid-19 outbreak has caused widespread suffering as countries grapple with simultaneous health and socio-economic crises on an unprecedented scale. At a time of extreme global fragility, many businesses also remain unsure about how they can recover from the worst hardships they have ever experienced.

• BUSINESS

  Stuck in the middle

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/06/2020

  » In 2015-16 during one of the grimmest humanitarian crises in decades, more than 300,000 displaced people tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to safety in Europe and away from persecution and danger in war-ravaged North Africa. At least 15,000 lost their lives in the crossings, according to the the International Organization for Migration (IOM). That was just the tip of an iceberg.

• BUSINESS

  Leading with purpose

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/07/2020

  » The longstanding relationship between Thailand and Germany has been marked by numerous cooperation efforts that have been fundamental to advancing the kingdom's economic development. The German government development agency GIZ has been among the driving forces behind this fruitful relationship.

• BUSINESS

  Our disappearing rights

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 15/06/2020

  » It's been over a week since the disappearance of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, an exiled Thai activist living in Cambodia, touched off a heated debate in Thai social media and beyond.

• BUSINESS

  Lofty goals elusive

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 11/05/2020

  » At the close of the last millennium, leaders from around the globe gathered at the United Nations to endorse the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- an agenda to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. They agreed to achieve the eight goals by 2015.

• BUSINESS

  The coronavirus blame game

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 27/04/2020

  » 'Avoid writing about Covid-19," I've been telling myself. We're already bombarded with coverage and it's draining to encounter yet another headline about the villain that's forcing us to accept a new way of life. But there are some points I'd like to make.

• BUSINESS

  Help with strings attached

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/03/2020

  » When Europe was on the verge of collapsing after the carnage of World War II, countries in the region were at risk of drifting into the communist orbit of the Soviet Union. To contain the threat, the United States government in 1948 created a recovery programme worth US$12.7 billion -- $128 billion in today's money.

• BUSINESS

  No country for women

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 16/03/2020

  » Since the dawn of recorded history, women have been stigmatised by the world "less". They are slaves to bias and prejudice merely because of their gender. The notion of less takes tangible form in terms of reduced resources, opportunities, earnings and power, among other aspects.

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