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UN digital pact needs firm support
Oped, Published on 07/04/2023
» The international community is about to have its first-ever global instrument on digitalisation, which is expected to be adopted at the Summit for the Future in September 2024. The instrument, called the Global Digital Compact (GDC), will guide countries to maximise digital cooperation by bringing the benefits of digital technologies for all without leaving one behind.
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Politicians must check their promises
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/03/2023
» As political parties step up their election campaigns, with each of them rolling out a plethora of populist policies, concerns have arisen over the long-term budget burden if the poll winners translate these policies into practice.
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Fresh calls for tax reform
News, Editorial, Published on 06/03/2023
» In the past several years, various economists have called for restructuring Thailand's tax system but met with little response from the government or society at large.
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Farming sector needs urgent restart
Oped, Published on 01/03/2023
» One major goal of economic development in the farming sector is to raise the rate of farmers' income per capita, to be equal to or higher than the non-farming sector. For decades, this noble goal has not been achieved.
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Letting go is key to moving forward
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» Some humans desire to transcend their biological limits. Such pursuit of immortality is expressed through art or architecture, or living through their descendants. I have been in touch with a number of artists who struggle to preserve their craft amid changing times. A succession crisis occurs when one cannot find anyone to continue his or her artistic legacy and only some can let go, though not easily.
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Changing Thailand: a series (prologue)
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 23/02/2023
» Before I start talking economic jargon filled with figures, let me explain Thailand's economic situation in plain language.
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A blueprint for women's growth
Oped, Published on 17/02/2023
» As we embark on a new year, I have been reflecting on "resolutions", and, more specifically, what it takes for an individual or a society to be resolute in a world of endless challenges and obstacles. Throughout my career, I have seen many examples of people triumphing against the odds -- extraordinary accomplishments that often begin with a small group of individuals seeking to solve a problem. In the best cases, local communities, government and the private sector align and invest in programmes and policies that create more opportunities for these groups to flourish.
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Japan is facing a fiscal dilemma
News, Published on 06/02/2023
» Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled an ambitious plan to double the country's defence budget to ¥43 trillion, roughly 2% of Japan's GDP, over the next five years. Notably, the country's massive rearmament programme, its biggest since the end of World War II, has not triggered a political or public backlash. With Japan facing multiple security threats, including North Korean missile tests, Chinese coast-guard ships encroaching on its territorial waters and Russia's militarisation of the disputed Kuril Islands (known in Japan as the Northern Territories), polls show public support for the proposed increase.
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Is Asean ready for green hydrogen?
News, Published on 30/01/2023
» Climate change and the energy transition have made research and development (R&D) in clean energy a priority as countries aim to reach net-zero by 2050. Hydrogen has been categorically singled out as a possible source of energy in the not-too-distant future. Indeed, hydrogen has been widely used in many applications, including in refining ammonia and petroleum, and the production of methanol and synthetic fuels which have more emissions. These applications accounted for more than 93% of global hydrogen consumption in 2020.
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Putting a dampener on Thai recovery
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 26/01/2023
» After three years in which the economy suffered from Covid effects, I am sorry to say that 2023 will not be the year of economic recovery as everyone had hoped. The global economy will still be plagued by inflation threats and several adverse factors such as excessive debt and the Russia-Ukraine war. These negative factors prompted the World Bank to revise its global economic growth prospects downward from 3.0% to 1.7% for 2023. The key point is a marked slowdown from 2.9% growth in 2022.
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