• OPINION

  The case for a four-day work week

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/05/2022

  » Having a work-life balance is a growing priority for many workers. It has come into even sharper focus as employees learn how to live with the pressure brought by the protracted coronavirus pandemic.

• OPINION

  Climate change urgency grows

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/07/2019

  » Climate change is global in nature but it is having an especially severe impact on Asia. Chennai, one of India's largest cities, has run out of water as the summer heat intensifies. With monsoon rains below average, four lakes in the city of 4.7 million have dried up. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe or wash clothes, malls have closed their washrooms and restaurants are not open for customers.

• OPINION

  Pride Month is for everyone

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/06/2022

  » June marks LGBTQI Pride Month, celebrating people who are "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex". I think most of us agree with US President Joe Biden's declaration that LGBTQI people are loved and cherished, and they deserve "dignity, respect and support".

• OPINION

  Tech disrupted by reality

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 20/06/2022

  » When Covid-19 emerged more than two years ago, millions of people including myself suddenly found ourselves stuck at home. To survive the unprecedented challenges and stress, I started to befriend mobile apps I hadn't used before to buy things and pay bills online, among them the e-commerce platform Shopee.

• OPINION

  World mustn't forget Myanmar

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/04/2022

  » With all eyes focusing on the Russia-Ukraine war, Southeast Asia and the world should not forget about what has been going on in Myanmar. The military shows no signs of stopping its brutal campaign of violence against the people, who continue to fight for the democracy that was stolen from them 14 months ago.

• OPINION

  Safe, healthy travel a priority

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/04/2022

  » The hearts of all Thais are blessed and looking forward to Wednesday when the five-day Songkran holiday begins. It will be the first time in three years for us to celebrate the traditional New Year known for joyous water splashing at the hottest time of the year.

• OPINION

  Learning to live with robots

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/05/2021

  » China's once-in-a-decade census data released last week make clear that the world's most populous country is ageing more rapidly than many developed nations, including the US. People of working age will make up just 60% of China's population in 2050, down from 75% in 2010, the figures show.

• OPINION

  Vaccine confusion must end

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/05/2021

  » As a new wave of the global pandemic creates growing urgency in many parts of the world, Covid-19 vaccines have been in short supply. Only a handful of rich economies, among them the US and European countries, along with China, have secured sufficient supplies for their domestic vaccination programmes.

• OPINION

  Shinzo Abe will be missed

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/09/2020

  » Last Wednesday, India banned 118 Chinese mobile applications from its huge domestic market, including the popular video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has over 50 million players in India. Others, including Baidu, Alipay and some versions of the messaging app WeChat, are operated by Chinese internet giants like Tencent and Ant Financial.

• OPINION

  Standing up to hate speech

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/07/2020

  » As a regular social media user, I find it annoying whenever I scroll through my Facebook account to find many ads that aren't relevant to my interests. My main purpose for using social media is just that: social. I like to hear from people I don't see regularly or long-lost friends from my school days.

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