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  • OPINION

    Target for cuts

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/03/2024

    » Re: "Agencies ordered to cut waste", (BP, March 8).

  • OPINION

    School sows seeds of food wisdom

    Oped, Published on 06/01/2024

    » 'I bring a very big sack of delicious wheat for all of you," Buto Trigo, a monster with a scary set of three eyes, told her audience of young people at an open-air theatre performance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. "It's good to fry or steam. Try it! Your homemade cooking will look beautiful," she said, likening its beauty to that of the sinister queen she is allied to.

  • OPINION

    Soft power sells best when not force-fed

    Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2023

    » South Korea knows how to sell its products. Apart from K-entertainment, the country has also popularised K-merchandise through pop culture. From fried chicken and ramyeon cup noodles to egg drop sandwiches and soju, instant coffee and dietary supplements, we have seen countless products from South Korea in series and movies successfully create a huge customer base in Thailand.

  • OPINION

    'Mocha' action shows SAC's ability

    Oped, Published on 06/06/2023

    » The extremely severe cyclonic storm Mocha was a very powerful and deadly tropical cyclone, but technological advances, an early warning system and the effective action of the State Administrative Council (SAC) of Myanmar and the collective effort of the public saved thousands of lives across the Rakhine coast, and Sittwe, the capital city of Rakhine state, remains resilient.

  • OPINION

    Sodium also needs taxing

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2023

    » Starting tomorrow, the third stage of a tax hike on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) will come into effect, meaning consumers with a sweet tooth will have to pay more for soft drinks with a high sugar content.

  • OPINION

    Wage hike caution

    Editorial, Published on 15/08/2022

    » Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin is right to vow an increase in the daily minimum wage from Oct 1, instead of next year.

  • OPINION

    All must help save energy

    News, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2022

    » The Russia-Ukraine military conflict has given rise to surging energy prices worldwide with the price of oil now at its highest level in almost 14 years.

  • OPINION

    Lessons from Korea on soft power

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/03/2022

    » South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae recently bagged the Best Actor title at the 27th Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month. This makes him the first Korean actor to take home the Best Actor accolade in the Drama Series category. Lee is known internationally for his lead role in the nine-episode survival drama Squid Game.

  • OPINION

    ASF scandal, pork prices hit govt credibility

    Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/01/2022

    » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government has survived five waves of Covid-19 but it could finally be brought down sick by a swine virus.

  • OPINION

    Myanmar strife keeps getting worse

    Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 21/10/2021

    » The sour relationship between Myanmar and Asean might have forced the Tatmadaw -- a term for the Myanmar junta government -- to go soft and release hundreds of political prisoners from Insein prison, in a bid perceived as an attempt to extend an olive branch to the regional bloc.

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