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Global cash-transfer fund could end acute poverty
Oped, Cina Lawson & Rory Stewart, Published on 07/03/2024
» For decades, the international community has grappled with the challenge of ending extreme poverty, which is the leading Sustainable Development Goal for 2030. Despite some progress, we remain far off track, with an estimated 700 million people still struggling to survive on less than US$2.15 (71 baht) per day. Unlike in previous decades, however, we now have a solution that can be scaled up rapidly to accelerate the end of extreme poverty: direct cash transfers to the poorest households.
Developing Thailand's next super app
Business, Stewart Garrett, Published on 04/08/2022
» The rise of super apps in Southeast Asia has raised the bar in providing an all-encompassing, seamless user experience. Super apps are essentially digital platforms that provide multiple services, such as delivery, travel, payments and social media.
Tackling Thailand’s toilet police
Zaak Garrett, Published on 18/07/2019
» Thailand needs more than just male or female restrooms
Opinion: LGBTQ+ tourism in Thailand
Zaak Garrett, Published on 11/07/2019
» Following a recent story about LGBTQ+ tourism in Thailand, here's a reaction to the story
Amazon, the elephant in the antitrust room
News, James B Stewart, Published on 05/05/2018
» When it comes to antitrust enforcement, one of the guiding principles is the effect on consumer prices. So the antitrust question of the moment is this: Will combining AT&T with Time Warner or Sprint with T-Mobile so diminish competition that prices go up?