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Roaring global growth is emerging
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 11/02/2026
» The chaotic newsflow, geopolitical shape-shifting and wild market swings of 2026 have clouded one basic signal: the global economy is racing forward.
Fix what's broken
Postbag, Published on 17/01/2026
» Re: "Safety failures cost lives", (Editorial, Jan 16).
Humanity's alignment problem
News, Antara Haldar, Published on 06/01/2026
» It's lunchtime on top of the world again. Time's annual "Person of the Year" issue released two weeks ago has revived the iconic Depression-era photograph of steelworkers casually lunching on a beam suspended over Manhattan. With the city rising beneath them, the image portrays risk as normalised, even glamourised.
Big step forward
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/01/2026
» Re: "Actor sued under new harassment law", (BP, Dec 30).
Secret intel guy
Postbag, Published on 28/12/2025
» Re: "Not an easy feat", (PostBag, Dec 22) & "Four killed in US strike on 'narco-trafficking vessel'." (World, Dec 18).
Wall Street risks shorting freedom in HK
Oped, Mark L Clifford, Published on 31/10/2025
» In early November, Wall Street's big guns will head to Hong Kong for a global financial summit, dining at the Palace Museum (featuring Chinese imperial works on loan from Beijing) before meeting at the nearby Rosewood Hotel -- one of the city's swankiest. There, the top brass from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and another 100 financial firms will enjoy delicious food and breathtaking views as Hong Kong's leaders pitch them on the profits to be made in the former British colony.
Grace in mourning
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/10/2025
» Re: "Tributes continue to pour in for late Queen", (BP, Oct 28).
Growing pains
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2025
» Re: "Infrastructure upgrade to lift Thai tourism", (Business, Oct 25).
Aping animals
Postbag, Published on 25/10/2025
» Re: "Jane Goodall and the chimp wars", (Opinion, Oct 11).
Banned bets
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/10/2025
» Re: "Anutin bans poker, sports gambling nationwide", (BP, Oct 23). So, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has banned gambling again. The prohibition specifically aims at poker and other similar sports-themed card games. The Ministry of Tourism and Sport earlier classified poker only as a sport? Well, it's not, is it -- it's a card game that is invariably played for money, unlike many others, such as bridge, which are not.