• OPINION

  Handle Myanmar influxes with care

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 19/04/2024

  » 'Preparedness" and "humane response" offer keywords for handling the various mass influxes from Myanmar. Those influxes might range from civilians in search of refuge to fighters ("combatants") in flight, all the more poignant today because of the armed conflagration in that country and the precarious border situation.

• OPINION

  Gender gaps in politics and business

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 30/03/2024

  » Thailand's most recent report on women's rights -- available on the United Nations' website -- is part of the eighth cycle of reporting under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), to which the country became a party in 1985.

• OPINION

  Kids in face of criminal justice system

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/02/2024

  » Passions are raised understandably when children are alleged to have committed crimes. Yet, a balanced approach is required; emotions need to be moderated, and rationalisation needs to be advocated.

• OPINION

  Reconfiguring Thailand's constitution

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 18/01/2024

  » A key debate this year will be the question of constitutional reform. The current constitution -- the 20th -- is the product of a coup d'etat.

• OPINION

  Thailand's interface with new FTAs

  News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/12/2023

  » The power of data in the expanding panorama of digital trade is becoming an essential component of commercial relations, especially recent free trade areas (FTAs). As Thailand is now exploring new agreements on its western flank (such as with South Asia, Gulf countries and Europe) and on its eastern flank (such as with Pacific rim countries, interlinking with the Indian Ocean), what are some of the stakes deserving careful reflection?

• OPINION

  Soft power charms, with a Thai ripple

  News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/12/2023

  » The term "soft power" has seeped into international relations and it is now a catchphrase with its own global momentum. Yet it should be recalled that in the 1980s, it was used to describe the nature of a weaker state confronted by the "hard power" embodied by a stronger state.

• OPINION

  Govt kindles same-sex marriage hopes

  News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 23/11/2023

  » The top of the executive branch has given a welcome signal that it will fast-track in parliament a law to recognise same-sex marriage in Thailand.

• OPINION

  Building a rights protection framework

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 10/11/2023

  » The Asia-Pacific region is a vast conglomeration of large and small countries with a wealth of inter-generational wisdom. Yet, the region does not have a regional inter-governmental human rights protection system. What, then, are some possibilities for the future?

• OPINION

  Navigating the uncharted territory of AI

  Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 30/08/2023

  » Artificial Intelligence (AI), alias robots, has captured the public imagination. Yet, the term "AI" can cover more than robots. Not only does AI embody technology that learns and digests data, exhibiting intelligence paralleling humans, but it is also now a major creative force. Generative AI can offer projections, predictions and propositions, potentially surpassing human intelligence. This leads to the question -- should AI be regulated, and how?

• OPINION

  Ratify enforced disappearance pact now

  News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 14/08/2023

  » As of last year, according to UN figures, there were nearly 80 unresolved cases of enforced disappearances in Thailand. Considering the country now has a law in place against enforced disappearances, in force since earlier in the year, how should we prevent and remedy these crimes?

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