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Institutional redesign in order for economic change
News, Diane Coyle, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded both this year and last year to scholars who, in different ways, emphasised the importance of institutions to economic growth.
Minister's wife defends mansion
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/06/2025
» Nuansakul Bamrungpong, wife of former public health minister Cholnan Srikaew, has deflected criticism of the couple's recently unveiled mansion.
All eyes turn to conclave after Pope Francis's funeral
News, AFP, Published on 27/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
Our planet must be liveable for all
News, Jorge Moreira da Silva, Published on 18/11/2024
» World leaders have gathered in Baku for the COP29 climate negotiations. The goal is clear: to maintain a liveable planet, we need to cut emissions as much and as urgently as possible.
EU needs to focus on innovation
News, Philippe Aghion & Mathias Dewatripont & Jean Tirole, Published on 14/10/2024
» In the three decades after World War II, Western Europe caught up with the United States in terms of per capita GDP. But since the mid-1990s, this trend has reversed, with the US growing twice as fast as Europe.
Award for Italian excellence boosts ties
News, Published on 29/01/2024
» The recent awarding of the Prince Mahidol Award, Thailand's prestigious honour in the field of medicine, to an Italian medical doctor marks a significant milestone in the strengthening of Thai-Italian ties which span over 156 years.
Meaningful policy on Myanmar needed
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/01/2024
» The fall of Laukkai in Myanmar's Kokang Self-Administered Zone to rebel forces is one of the most significant developments in the conflict in Myanmar since the coup took place in 2021. Why? It shows the State Administration Council's (SAC) inability to protect its territory from the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which launched a fierce offensive dubbed "Operation 1027" at the end of October last year, threatening the junta's hold on the northern Shan state, which borders China, and other remote areas in the region.
Buddhist-Christian event builds bridges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2023
» The Seventh Buddhist-Christian Colloquium, recently hosted in Thailand, marked a crucial moment for interreligious dialogue and cooperation in handling the challenges humanity faces in a fast-changing world.
Francis not the liberal Pope the world is keen for
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/09/2023
» Javier Milei, who is very likely to be elected president of Argentina in the October election, is fairly frank in his view of Pope Francis, a fellow Argentine. He calls Pope Francis "a Communist turd" and "the representative of the Evil One on Earth". Even for a ranter like Mr Milei, who ranks very high on the Trump scale of invective, that's rare praise.
Actor Mario Maurer grilled on plates
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/08/2023
» Well-known actor Mario Maurer on Wednesday reported to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to answer questions over his alleged links to a fake car registration plate gang.