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Floods 'a recurring nightmare'
Oped, George G van der Meulen & Chamniern Vorratnchaiphan, Published on 16/09/2025
» Thailand has faced floods for more than a century. Some years are worse than others, but the pattern is consistent. The catastrophic 2011 floods remain the most painful reminder: according to the World Bank, they caused US$46.5 billion (1.5 trillion baht) in economic losses, displaced 13 million people, and claimed approximately 800 lives. Much of the country's industrial heartland was submerged for months, severely impacting global supply chains.
Thailand at intelligence crossroads
Oped, Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Published on 23/06/2025
» As the United States and China pour vast investments into artificial intelligence, we stand on the brink of a power shift more profound than the atomic age--one where machines, not humans, may soon drive the pace of progress. On the horizon is Artificial General Intelligence or AGI, where machines can perform any intellectual task that humans can do, but also think, reason, adapt and innovate. The signs are clear: we may be approaching the end of the pre-AGI era.
Leave no stone unturned in graft probes
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/04/2025
» The collapse of the State Audit Office's (SAO) under-construction building last week following a powerful quake in Myanmar set a world record -- but not in a way that Thai people would take pride in.
Barrier idea sinks
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/10/2024
» Re: "Seawall plan raises ire", (BP, Oct 2). The article mentions the idea of constructing a tidal barrier at the outlet of the Chao Phraya River to save Bangkok from flooding.
What if mangroves could float atop the oceans?
Oped, Benno Böer, Shawn Kelly and Andrew Dansie, Published on 26/07/2022
» Unesco is deeply engaged in the monitoring, scientific research and sustainable utilisation of mangroves. The inclusion of mangroves in Unesco-designated sites, such as Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage sites and Global Geoparks contributes to improving the knowledge, management and conservation of mangrove ecosystems throughout the world. The tropical and subtropical habitat of mangroves makes them especially important in the majority of the world's low and middle-income countries where they provide a range of ecosystem services and livelihood support.
How engineering can adapt to the 'new normal'
Oped, Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Published on 12/06/2020
» The coronavirus started as a health pandemic, but the massive outbreak will create long-lasting changes that will alter the way we live and work. Like other industries, engineering and construction sector has also been seriously impacted, and engineers keep wondering how this pandemic will change the way they work in the future. I believe Covid-19's long-term impact on the engineering and construction industry will be far-reaching and may even change the industry's operating structure.