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The global ambitions of Chinese law
News, Jeremy Daum & Moritz Rudolf, Published on 05/12/2022
» A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of "secret Chinese police stations" in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from subversion, they also highlight how unprepared Western democracies are to grapple with China's growing international influence.
Behavioural changes key to more effective recycling
Asia focus, Ellen Martin and Jeremy Douglas, Published on 04/07/2022
» Environmental sustainability has been top-of-mind in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, as we witnessed the (almost immediate) positive effects brought about by a reduction in travel and activity.
One World Trade Center Is Most Expensive Office Tower in U.S.
Business, Peter Grant, Published on 14/09/2021
» One World Trade Center, the 1,776-foot office building that rose in place of the Twin Towers destroyed on Sept. 11, cost $3.8 billion and is the most expensive skyscraper ever built in the U.S.
Stumbling Hotel Industry Starts to Regain Footing After Its Worst Year
Business, Peter Grant, Published on 18/03/2021
» The badly battered lodging business is stirring to life, roused by hotel owners and investors betting that bookings will pick up when Covid-19 vaccines become widespread and more Americans itch to travel again.
Drug trade in Golden Triangle grows despite pandemic
News, Gita Sabharwal & Jeremy Douglas, Published on 05/09/2020
» Thailand, in cooperation with key stakeholders like the UNODC, has over recent decades made considerable progress in combating the opium trade in the Golden Triangle -- the point at which Thailand meets Myanmar and Laos. From the military base at Doi Chang Mub overlooking Myanmar, joint patrols are conducted on a regular basis to counter trafficking.
Condo market consolidates
Business, Jeremy O'Sullivan, Published on 30/05/2020
» Bangkok's condominium market at the start of 2020 was entering a period of severe change, driven by a fall in buyer demand and by the large amount of unsold inventory that had become a risk for developers. Covid-19 has exacerbated these trends, placing developers under further strain as they struggle with these large unsold inventories and even lower buyer demand.
Retail impact and opportunity
Business, Jeremy O'Sullivan, Published on 08/05/2020
» The global Covid-19 pandemic has led to the greatest impact on trading conditions around the world in recent memory. More than 3.6 million people have been infected globally, with nearly 3,000 having tested positive in Thailand.
Building trust in the age of data breaches
Business, Jeremy Grant, Published on 11/07/2019
» Change is in the air. From the United Kingdom and the United States all the way to Australia, governments are putting stronger cybersecurity and authentication programmes in place. Governments in Asia should sit up and take notice.
Can the media shed its polarised colours?
News, Grant Tudor, Published on 30/08/2018
» On his flight home to Bangkok in February 2008, Thaksin Shinawatra exhorted, "When the game is over, we must come together and settle our differences." Nearly 10 years later, regime leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha offered a similar plea: "[Thais] must talk to one another and find a way of uniting."
Profiting from migrant smuggling whatever the cost
News, Jeremy Douglas & Benjamin Smith & Abe Simons, Published on 17/07/2018
» In May 2015, the world was rocked by the Bay of Bengal migrant smuggling crisis. Mass graves containing the bodies of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were discovered in southern Thailand, and thousands more were left stranded at sea. A tragic reminder of the human costs of migrant smuggling, the events led to a new focus on combatting the crime in Asia. Leaders from across the region came together to get to grips with the problem, agreeing to improve cooperation between source, transit and destination countries. Authorities reacted; boats stopped.