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Clean Air Bill unites rivals
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2026
» It is encouraging news that opposition parties -- political rivals who rarely see eye to eye -- have launched a campaign this week to push for clean air legislation. This move comes after the former Clean Air Bill was killed off in its final reading last week by lawmakers led by the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), which controls the Lower House.
Projecting hope for a world in turmoil
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 10/04/2026
» Today, the world is witnessing the most explosive situation since World War II, all too visible in conflicts such as the Iran war.
Policy debate a litmus test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2026
» A major showdown looks set to take place between the government and the opposition as Parliament begins its policy debate later today.
Asean banks face climate pressure
Oped, Rachel Ho, Published on 08/04/2026
» The global oil and gas crisis is worsening. Amid the Middle East war, the central banks of countries in Southeast Asia must address a perfect storm of rising fuel prices, cost-of-living pressures, and worsening impacts of climate disasters.
Anutin's visa push
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/04/2026
» Re: "Govt's visa-free policy too easy", (BP, March 30) & "Shorter visa stays on the cards", (Business, Feb 12).
Bridge to nowhere
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2026
» New Myanmar president Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing will be sworn in on Friday.
Rein in Gun's influence
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2026
» Influencer Guntouch "Gun" Pongpaiboonwet needs little introduction. Rising from being a noodle seller, he built his reputation through philanthropic activities -- fundraising, providing aid, and rescuing victims -- roles that also highlight systemic flaws in Thailand's bureaucracy.
Government stability tests performance
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has gone from strength to strength, leveraging a stopgap minority government late last year into solid majority rule after the Feb 8 election.
The fatal flaw of AI-driven business models
Oped, Joachim Klement, Published on 02/04/2026
» Hundreds of billions of dollars are riding on the assumption that artificial intelligence will be reliable enough for high-stakes work. New research suggests it may never be. The AI tools that power ChatGPT and its rivals -- known as large language models, or LLMs -- are a genuine productivity-enhancing innovation. But they have serious shortcomings, most notably, their tendency to hallucinate, or make things up.
Urgent push for fair climate finance
Oped, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 01/04/2026
» Ever more visible, the various impacts from climate change are eroding both Thailand's economic competitiveness and the livelihoods of its people: season by season, in heat waves that flatten productivity, floods that swallow farmland, and coastal erosion that is slowly reclaiming communities.