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Unpacking hidden seismic risks
Oped, Temily Baker & Sanjay Srivastava, Published on 04/04/2025
» A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay in Myanmar on 28 March, exposing more than 37.2 million people to violent shaking and resulting in more than 3,000 deaths, some 3,900 injuries and over 300 missing. Its shockwaves reverberated far beyond Myanmar's borders, extending over 1,000km to Bangkok.
Why Bua Noi needs a sanctuary
Oped, Jason Baker, Published on 17/07/2024
» Animals at Pata Zoo in Bangkok are condemned to prison for life. Among them is Bua Noi, a gorilla whose existence has been reduced to staring blankly at a television screen from her enclosure, as seen in a viral video. This isn't the life she deserves. Gorillas need freedom, not television.
I learned I can still handle the pressure
Sports, Jason Day, Published on 02/06/2023
» Winning my 13th PGA Tour title with my family around was very, very special.
How US should support Taiwan
Oped, Chang-Tai Hsieh & Jason Hsu, Published on 20/04/2023
» The stern warnings issued by China ahead of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's tour of the US and Central America have highlighted the threat that intensifying Chinese pressure poses to the island's security and stability. But the warnings also underscored the degree to which the US efforts to "on-shore" semiconductor manufacturing could cripple Taiwan's economy at a critical time.
Reflecting on a century of Fascism
News, Jason Stanley, Published on 07/11/2022
» When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.
NFTs: The Method to the Madness of a $69 Million Art Sale
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 22/03/2021
» Financial innovations often feel like insanity at first. Pay bills with a piddly piece of plastic? Get cash from a faceless machine rather than a bank teller? Stop trying to beat the market and just own all the stocks, including the bad ones?
You Can Earn 6%, 8%, Even 12% on a 'Savings Account' -- Yeah, Right
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 08/03/2021
» Investing for income in today's markets is like slogging across the Sahara looking for a cold drink.
What We Already Know About Investing in 2021
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 12/01/2021
» For decades I've warned investors about the folly of short-term market forecasting, but that doesn't mean we can't know anything about the year to come. In fact, we can already predict a few things about 2021 with a high degree of confidence.
The future of Thailand hangs in the balance
News, Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker, Published on 20/10/2020
» When General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his allies seized power in 2014, they promised to bring about national reconciliation, but the divisions in society have become worse. They promised to combat corruption, but nothing has really changed. They promised to eradicate any remaining poverty, but the number of people living below the poverty line actually increased for the first time in decades before the pandemic. They promised to drive economic growth, but Thailand continues to lag behind its neighbours. They promised to restore happiness to the Thai people but few are smiling now. The constitution they made is a national headache.
Lack of action guarantees coconut industry ruin
News, Jason Baker, Published on 09/07/2020
» The government and the coconut industry will do or say anything to avoid talking about the abuse of monkeys. Burying their heads in the sand or just plain lying about it isn't going to help the monkeys or the industry.