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Indian Ocean region targets increased integration
News, Faisal Ahmed, Published on 27/10/2016
» As Bali hosts the Council of Ministers meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Thursday, a multilateral organisation, the blue economies, which focus on existing local production and consumption systems, are on the go to enhance the grouping's regional cooperation.
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Thai education issues
News, Postbag, Published on 21/11/2017
» Re: "Vietnam shows the way", (PostBag, Nov 18).
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Trump-Kim meet a gift for Southeast Asia
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/06/2018
» All the hullabaloo surrounding the historic Trump-Kim summit in Singapore must be discarded if one wants to seriously assess the overall ripple effects, in particular, the four-point statement. For the region, at least for now, the tight knot of a nuclear war has been untied. After all, President Donald Trump gave his personal assurance of this after he returned to the United States from his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. That is good for Southeast Asia as a whole. If there is a war, the region's progress would be badly undermined as much as, if not more, than those of the two protagonists. The US provides a marketplace and the Korean Peninsula remains the last stronghold of long-awaited peace and stability.
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Vaccine foolery
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2021
» Re: "Questions over Chinese vaccine", (BP, 14 Jan). I've maintained for a long time that the reason the Thai government preferred the SinoVac Biotec Chinese vaccine was that it came cheaper than the Western vaccines. Malaysia is now also questioning the effectiveness.
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Truth via debate
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2021
» Re: "PM orders ban on 'fake news'," (BP, July 30).
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Yes to trading tax
News, Published on 20/12/2021
» Re: "SET opposes share sales tax proposal", (Business, Dec 17).
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How about a tally?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2022
» Re: "SET bulks up its business model for growth momentum," (Business, March 12).
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Seeking a flood-resilient future in SEA
Oped, Published on 03/09/2022
» The Asia-Pacific region has been plagued by large-scale natural catastrophes and consequent financial damage in recent years, with total economic losses reaching US$50bn (1.8tn baht) last year according to Munich Re's NatCat (Natural Catastrophes) Service Annual report. Yet, just approximately 17% (US$8.4bn) of those losses were insured, highlighting the large protection gap in this part of the world.
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Follow-up needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/02/2023
» Re: "Authorities confirm death of Uighur asylum seeker", (BP, Feb 22) and "Govt confirms deportation of 109 Uighurs to China", (BP, July 9, 2015).
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Dialogue: A step in the right direction
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 21/03/2023
» There were more divergences than convergences in views that emerged from the Track 1.5 Dialogue held between Asean members and dialogue partners, including representatives from Myanmar, in Bangkok on March 13.
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