• OPINION

  Is China's Arctic expansion plan a reason to worry?

  News, Adam Minter, Published on 01/02/2018

  » Last week, China said it plans to build a "Polar Silk Road" that will open shipping lanes across the largely pristine region at the top of the world. It's an ambitious idea for a country that lacks an Arctic border, and it has raised concerns around the world about China's ultimate intentions and its capacity for environmental stewardship. Although these are reasonable worries, they're almost certainly overblown.

• OPINION

  Reckless development sows seeds of disaster

  News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/08/2018

  » As monsoon rains have struck the Mekong region recently, some countries have been hit hard by flooding. These disasters reflect the fact that the region's development projects have not fully recognised climate change impacts and so lack plans to deal with them.

• OPINION

  When values plummet

  News, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2018

  » The raison d'etre for the coup four years ago was to root out corruption. I think only the most gullible fell for that ploy to wrest power from a democratically elected government. I suppose that the wealthy and well-connected were getting nervous to see their position and privileges being whittled away and threatened by a government supported by "red buffaloes" from the North, and getting afraid of no longer being first in the queue to receive the fruits of corruption.

• OPINION

  Precious lessons for protecting our nature

  Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/06/2016

  » Last week, there was good and bad news about the environment. I learnt a lot about environmental protection measures during my June 6-7 visit to Japan's Yakushima Island, of which 20% of the total area is registered as a World Natural Heritage Site by Unesco. Later on June 9, I was happy to hear that various groups of people planted trees on some parts of deforested land in Nan and many other Thais planted trees elsewhere and also at home.

• OPINION

  It need not be the end of the road

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/06/2016

  » Route 3077, a small lane that cuts through the heart of Khao Yai National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, is one of my favourite drives. Several times my family brought me to this national park when I was very young.

• OPINION

  Fight over disputed islands has just begun

  News, Josh Rogin, Published on 29/10/2015

  » After months of internal debate, the White House permitted the Defence Department to sail one ship near a reef in the South China Sea that China claims. The Chinese reaction shows Beijing has no intention of backing down. Now the Obama administration is debating what to do next.

• OPINION

  China needs to eliminate its market contradictions

  News, Michael Schuman, Published on 11/01/2016

  » Another tumultuous week for China's stock markets has dealt yet another blow to global confidence in Beijing's policy makers. Each tripped circuit-breaker and policy reversal has underscored the inherent contradiction China faces -- between the leadership's desire for the certainty of state control and the benefits of free markets.

• OPINION

  Terminal blues

  News, Postbag, Published on 12/10/2018

  » Re: "Engineers join airport terminal row" (BP, Oct. 11).

• OPINION

  Democrats could slide into turmoil, observers warn

  News, Published on 29/09/2018

  » Terminal headache for PM

• OPINION

  China's Belt & Road impact on Thailand

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/09/2018

  » As China's ambitious Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and Maritime Silk Road (MSR) -- popularly known as the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI -- continues to make ripples and waves in international affairs, its likely impact on mainland Southeast Asia warrants attention. Unlike many of the countries on the Eurasian landmass and along waterways from the South China Sea through the Indian Ocean to eastern Africa, Thailand and its immediate neighbours are not directly on the BRI path.

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