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  • LIFE

    New season of Squid Game to release this year on Netflix

    Life, Published on 12/02/2024

    » Netflix's series Squid Game is set to make a return this year and the world is buzzing with anticipation. Unveiling a glimpse of what's to come, the recent "Next On Netflix" event further fanned excitement over a show that remains Netflix's most popular series more than two years after its release.

  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    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?

  • THAILAND

    New government forms, but at what cost?

    News, Published on 23/08/2023

    » Thai politics is entering a new chapter as the colour-coded political divide which has polarised the country for several years is expected to end after Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin won parliament's endorsement to become the country's 30th prime minister on Tuesday.

  • THAILAND

    'We will triumph'

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/05/2023

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insists he would not want to be part of a minority government after the May 14 election, despite this being possible under the constitution.

  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    Of sports and war

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/01/2023

    » Re: "Why box over a name?" (Editorial, Jan 26).

  • OPINION

    Prison ills

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/08/2022

    » Re: "Indigenous rights bill languishes," (Editorial, Aug 21).

  • OPINION

    Not their fault

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2022

    » Re: "Uni staffer axed for swiping fees", (BP, Aug 17).

  • OPINION

    Crisis of faith is reaching a crescendo

    Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/07/2021

    » The harsh words by MC Chulcherm Yugala, a staunch royalist, against the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, denouncing its poor handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, have stunned political observers and supporters of the prime minister. Given his senior royal status, the prince's criticism has triggered wild speculation over a possible new prime minister endorsed by the palace.

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