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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.
Rubbish reality
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/01/2026
» Re: "Phuket looks to resort model to tackle waste", (BP, Jan 17) & "Trash tells Phuket's story", (Editorial, Jan 6).
Economy will pop with AI bubble
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 07/10/2025
» The old truism that the stock market is not the economy risks underplaying how much today's powerful investment trends could impact the prosperity and lives of the whole country.
How gender equality boosts the economy
Oped, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Published on 26/09/2025
» With protectionism and industrial policy returning to advanced economies, and with geopolitical tensions on the rise, this is an inauspicious moment for trade-led growth strategies. Since future growth will increasingly depend on sound domestic policies, low- and middle-income countries should focus on ensuring that existing resources are fully and efficiently deployed. And no resource is more valuable than human capital.
From camps to jobs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Pheu Thai cabinet will soon be a thing of the past. Yet, it should be remembered for its decision last Tuesday to approve a labour policy that allows refugees and displaced persons living in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border to work.
Unprejudiced healthcare
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2025
» It's a universal principle that hospitals must be free of discrimination. Unfortunately, this seems not to be the case for Ubon Ratchathani-based Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, which has decided not to provide any medical services to Cambodians.
Clean produce drive
Postbag, Published on 27/07/2025
» Re: "Early-onset cancer shift", (Editorial, July 26).
BoT to go bold
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/07/2025
» Re: "Name of new BoT chief to be presented to cabinet today", (Business, July 22).
Trump's tariff threat looms over Japan teamakers
News, Toma Mochizuki, Published on 19/07/2025
» A breeze carries murmurs and quiet laughter between the rows of bright green tea leaves that are growing in dappled shade as workers harvest the plants that are destined to become matcha.
High rates hurt public healthcare
Oped, Serah Makka and Rosemary Mburu, Published on 14/07/2025
» May's 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) -- the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's member states -- ended on a self-congratulatory note. From an agreement on pandemic preparedness to increases in assessed contributions to the WHO, there were plenty of achievements to tout. But there was an elephant in the room, hiding behind a banner reading "One World for Health": the high borrowing costs faced by African countries.