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  • OPINION

    Border talks a test for PM

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2024

    » The arrest of two Cambodian activists and a political prisoner who had been granted refugee status last week does not bode well for a Thai government determined to improve its human rights standing as it once again competes for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council.

  • OPINION

    Iran-US: Man's gotta do what a man's gotta do

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/02/2024

    » In the immediate aftermath of the massacre of 1,140 Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists last October, US President Joe Biden went to Israel and gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some good advice.

  • OPINION

    Thai-Cambodian ties enter a new era

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2024

    » Exactly 37 days before Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet was due to fly to Bangkok on Feb 7 for a one-day official visit, Cambodia extended Thai border pass access to Siem Reap, where Angkor Wat is located. This was an act of goodwill as the proposal has been on the table for discussions since Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's visit to Phnom Penh in September -- his first official foreign destination after being elected Thai leader.

  • OPINION

    Klity Creek revisited

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/01/2024

    » Despite a court victory for cleanup efforts and an investment of over 800 million baht of taxpayers' money to rid Klity Creek of toxic lead sediment, the creek remains as polluted as ever.

  • OPINION

    Why the oil market refuses to catastrophise

    News, Published on 20/01/2024

    » Psychologists sometimes warn anxious and depressed clients about the danger of catastrophising -- fixating on the worst possible outcome, exaggerating serious but unlikely risks rather than evaluating all outcomes rationally.

  • OPINION

    Better jobs for youths

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/01/2024

    » Re: "Strategy to achieve tourism targets revealed", (Business, Jan 18).

  • OPINION

    Key steps of Thailand's bid to join OECD

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 16/01/2024

    » Thailand finally submitted a letter of intent to the Organization of Economic and Cooperation Development (OECD), fulfilling a long ambition to become a strong market-based economy that is more globally competitive.

  • OPINION

    Red Sea raids push US and allies to crunch point

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 15/01/2024

    » When the United States and 11 allies published a joint statement last week calling for an end to Houthi attacks from Yemen on Red Sea shipping, they hoped the implicit threat of force might at least reduce the intensity of fire on foreign vessels.

  • OPINION

    Berating the bridge

    Postbag, Published on 11/01/2024

    » Re: "PM plugs Land Bridge in Japan", (BP, Dec 19).

  • OPINION

    Thailand's interface with new FTAs

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/12/2023

    » The power of data in the expanding panorama of digital trade is becoming an essential component of commercial relations, especially recent free trade areas (FTAs). As Thailand is now exploring new agreements on its western flank (such as with South Asia, Gulf countries and Europe) and on its eastern flank (such as with Pacific rim countries, interlinking with the Indian Ocean), what are some of the stakes deserving careful reflection?

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