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Killing the goose that lays the Olympic gold medal
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 24/02/2026
» The Olympic Games have always been about more than sports, with the medal count serving as a measure of national vitality. The 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina are no different. The Americans, like everyone else, want confirmation of their preeminence. So important is that outcome that even US Vice President JD Vance briefly acknowledged the value of non-white immigration to the United States when he complained that Eileen Gu, the US-born medal-winning skier for China, should be competing under the American flag.
Misplaced focus
Postbag, Published on 04/01/2026
» Re: 145 killed in first three 'dangerous days', (BP, Jan 2).
More plastic waste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/04/2025
» Re: "City gets set for holiday festivities" & "New plan to promote food waste sorting", (BP, April 11).
Myanmar crisis hits 'fatigue' level
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 16/07/2024
» Nearly three and a half years since the military coup in February 2021, the crisis in Myanmar shows no signs of resolution. The internecine war between the military junta, known as the State Administration Council (SAC), and the various ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) continues unabated, with no endgame in sight.
There ain't no mountain high enough
Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/01/2024
» In the final weeks of 2023 the old chestnut of introducing a cable car system on Phu Kradeung (Bell Mountain) national park resurfaced. It came as no surprise when a Bangkok Post headline concluded on the very last day of the year that the project "faces uncertainty".
Small entities can tackle big challenges
Oped, Arijit Chatterjee, Published on 25/01/2023
» It takes a village to raise a child. But the enormity and frequency of current socio-economic woes require not just villages, but entire towns, cities and countries to raise the lot of humankind.
A chip on the shoulder, or is it a crisp?
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/03/2022
» My reference to the Great British Chip as being related to "French fries" in last week's column caused considerable rumblings in staunchly proud British stomachs. "Shockingly unpatriotic," was one of the more polite observations.
Together, we can transform China
News, Andrew Browne, Published on 26/11/2018
» The behaviour of Chinese officials at last weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea, reportedly barging into the foreign minister's office to try to cut mildly critical language on trade from a final communique, seemed intended to signal that China won't budge an inch on US demands. Commerce Minister Zhong Shan has declared that those who assume Beijing will cave to President Donald Trump's bullying "don't know the history and culture of China". As a matter of fact, they might understand it better than he thinks.
China pushes public growth, private loss
News, Anjani Trivedi, Published on 13/09/2018
» The big state-owned Chinese enterprise is back. But this time, it isn't looking sturdy enough to prop up the economy. As growth stumbles, Beijing is falling back on a tried and trusted solution: using large, government-backed companies to spur activity. That's squeezing out private and small firms.