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    A 14th century warning for the 21st century

    News, Published on 12/02/2024

    » A history student told me recently that he loves researching the 20th century but can't see the point of the Middle Ages. I responded that it can be a big help to understanding our own times -- very troubled times -- to view them in the context even of the remote past.

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    Don't rely on last year's trends for global economy

    Oped, Published on 16/01/2024

    » Behavioural economists have popularised the term "recency bias" to describe our tendency to be disproportionately influenced by the latest events compared to earlier ones. Could this cognitive phenomenon explain why numerous analysts have a rather optimistic tilt for the world economy in 2024? Or are there really positive trends counterbalancing the obvious and mounting challenges to global growth?

  • News & article

    What the polls say

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2023

    » Re: "MFP closing gap with Pheu Thai: Nida", (BP, May 4).

  • News & article

    Energy transition confronts reality

    Oped, Published on 03/02/2023

    » The "energy transition" from hydrocarbons to renewables and electrification is at the forefront of policy debates nowadays. But the last 18 months have shown this undertaking to be more challenging and complex than one would think just from studying the graphs that appear in many scenarios. Even in the United States and Europe, which have adopted massive initiatives to move things along, the development, deployment, and scaling up of the new technologies on which the transition ultimately depends will be determined only over time.

  • News & article

    Thailand is rebounding, but are companies ready?

    Business, Published on 05/10/2022

    » The evolution of business dynamics has never been linear, but it's safe to say that businesses today are operating in the most fragmented, complex and challenging times.

  • News & article

    Could the study of humanities be automated?

    Oped, Published on 29/09/2022

    » There has been much hand-wringing about the crisis of the humanities, and recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have added to the angst. It is not only truck drivers whose jobs are threatened by automation. Now, they are demonstrating proficiency in the tasks that occupy humanities professors when they are not giving lectures: namely, writing papers and submitting them for publication in academic journals.

  • News & article

    Luxury Car Makers Drive Formula One to Survive

    Business, Published on 27/06/2022

    » Formula One motor racing might be just the kind of noisy marketing tool luxury car makers need in the hush of the electric era.

  • News & article

    Visiting the vulnerable

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 28/11/2018

    » European Union Ambassador to Thailand Pirkka Tapiola recently visited the border town of Mae Sot to survey EU-funded projects for Myanmar Muslim migrants. Much work still needs to be done to improve the living conditions and outlook for the number of migrants there, and the ambassador is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make sure it happens.

  • News & article

    Public apathy feeds high-level graft

    News, Published on 15/06/2015

    » Ours is a world of impunity. Allegations of corruption swarmed around Fifa for decades, culminating in mass indictments of Fifa officials last week. Yet Fifa president Sepp Blatter was re-elected four times, including after the indictments were filed. Yes, Mr Blatter has finally resigned, but only after he and dozens of federation members once again showed their scorn for honesty and the law.

  • Forum

    Land Rover Range Rover 4400cc

    By Risa, Created on: 14/05/2015, Last updated on: 14/05/2015

    » Excellent in condition and faultless in performance. Never been in an accident. It has 6 airbags fitted for your protection. This Land Rover Range Rover Sport 4.4 AT 4WD is garaged every night. This car belongs to a non-smoker. Brand new Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyres, major service recently completed,...

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