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  • OPINION

    Shady dealings

    Published on 18/12/2023

    » Re: "Night venues warned to respect late opening rules", (BP, Dec 16).

  • OPINION

    A missing link

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/12/2023

    » Re: "English proficiency on the wane, says latest EF survey", (BP, Nov 27).

  • OPINION

    End monopoly for cheap, clean energy

    Oped, Published on 22/11/2023

    » If Thailand hopes to honour its global pledge to mitigate climate change by becoming carbon neutral by 2050, there is one way to do it -- electricity liberalisation.

  • OPINION

    Is land bridge plan just a pipe dream?

    News, Published on 06/11/2023

    » Cargo vessels loaded with containers are on both sides of the sea, clearly representing the South China Sea in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. In between are a train and truck that connect the two coasts.

  • OPINION

    Will Apec meet reveal a US Asia pivot?

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 07/11/2023

    » Mid-November will mark another important milestone in the chronicles of US involvement in Asia. President Joe Biden will host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting from Nov 15-17 in San Francisco.

  • OPINION

    Those elusive influential persons

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/10/2023

    » Most intriguing news of the week is that according to a parliamentary House committee there are only 180 "influential people" in the kingdom and in 10 provinces there are none at all. For those unfamiliar with the term "influential person" in Thailand, it is usually interpreted as someone who is powerful enough not to worry about the "long arm of the law" and can go about their sometimes shady business without fear of arrest.

  • OPINION

    Finally, Japan shows diplomatic finesse

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 31/10/2023

    » One quick slash by a katana is all that it takes. That was what Japan did by staying out the recent statement of the Group of Seven (G7) on the Israel-Hamas war, which has already resulted in huge cost to human life. Japan has a soft spot when it comes to civilian casualties and the advent of war. The devastating effects of the atomic bombs are still fresh in the collective memories of the Japanese public.

  • OPINION

    Asean, GCC meet amid Mideast crisis

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/10/2023

    » The summit between the leaders of Asean and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia last Friday was the first time the two regional organisations collaborated in what is developing into a divided and fast-changing global environment.

  • OPINION

    Land bridge needs rethink

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2023

    » The government deserves praise for its quick work to promote investments in Thailand. That said, speed is not always of the essence when the project in question has a considerable impact on the country.

  • OPINION

    An Israel-Palestine conflict explainer

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 23/10/2023

    » The armed attacks by militants from the Gaza Strip, an area controlled primarily by the Hamas group, into southern Israel in early October and the subsequent armed responses from Israel deserve to be put in a historical and political context. Gaza is one of the two parts of Palestinian territory, the other part being the West Bank, both of which are part of an age-old conflict which has not been resolved but regrettably has been left to fester.

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