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Asia must seize energy opportunity
News, Kevin Rudd & Ban Ki-moon, Published on 21/11/2022
» A year ago, following US President Joe Biden's election win, multilateralism once again became the beating heart of global climate action. G20 leaders agreed to more ambitious near-term climate targets en route to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century, and they committed to ending inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies and cooperating on clean energy deployment to phase out coal more quickly.
Virachai: Thai diplomat extraordinaire
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/03/2019
» It was in the afternoon of Feb 22 that I met Virachai Plasai, the Thai ambassador to the United States, along with his five staffers for a meeting at the Thai embassy's main conference room in Washington at 1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW. I had no idea that he was suffering from Myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of bone-marrow cancer. His face was a bit pale, but he was focused and attentive.
Thailand 'pulls its weight' as UN's regional hub
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 20/05/2018
» During his first trip to Thailand as president of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Miroslav Lajcák said he wanted to highlight Thailand's role as a regional hub for the United Nations.