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    It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit

    News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024

    » Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.

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    China's hydro generators wait for the rains to come

    News, Published on 27/03/2024

    » China's hydro generation has been essentially flat for the last three years, despite commissioning several large new power plants, as a prolonged drought has sharply reduced river flows in the southwestern part of the country.

  • OPINION

    US TikTok ban not the right move

    Oped, Published on 27/03/2024

    » On March 13, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It is no secret that the bill takes aim at TikTok. The massively popular video-sharing platform is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance and is thus subject to the laws of the People's Republic of China and potentially to the control of the Communist Party of China (CPC), despite assurances to the contrary from company executives.

  • OPINION

    Fuelling opposition

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2024

    » Re: "Pita 'most favoured' to be next PM: poll", (BP, March 25).

  • OPINION

    Politics at the root of world's three famines

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/03/2024

    » There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all of them. That's not unusual, actually: famines are almost always political events.

  • OPINION

    Time to integrate Myanmar's displaced

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/03/2024

    » In the bustling border town of Mae Sot, Julia smiled when I asked her about her new job. "I am very happy with my position," said the young woman who recently completed her Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts from Bangkok University.

  • OPINION

    Global South's climate leadership

    Oped, Published on 26/03/2024

    » Last month, the International Energy Agency's ministerial gathering took place in Paris, while the African Union, which recently joined the G20, held its annual summit in Addis Ababa. Both fora recognised the urgent need to fulfil the commitments made at last December's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, not least to triple installed renewable-energy capacity by 2030. But the challenges ahead are substantial.

  • OPINION

    Vietnam is in danger of losing its China +1 appeal

    News, Published on 26/03/2024

    » Losing one president in a year -- unfortunate. Losing two? A worrying signal for foreign investors. Vietnam, the economic darling of Southeast Asia, has been thrust into the spotlight again because of a series of political earthquakes. The most recent is President Vo Van Thuong's resignation on March 20, making him the latest senior official to step down amid widening probes into some of the country's top leadership.

  • OPINION

    Sharing growth for better future

    News, Published on 25/03/2024

    » Recently, the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) were held in Beijing. Through the sessions, the world saw a more vivid image of China, with its steady progress, trailblazing innovation, openness, confidence and solidarity. Now, it expects more opportunities, which are brought about by China's high-quality development.

  • OPINION

    Revoke the licence to kill our oceans

    News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/03/2024

    » Despite efforts to rein in rogue trawlers and overfishing in the past decade, the Thai seas are still in crisis. And if the Srettha government has its way, things will go from bad to worse.

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