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Which rules count?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2023
» Re: "Pita leaves chamber after court suspension ruling", (BP, July 20 ).
Apec 2022: Miss it at your own peril
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 04/10/2022
» After dilly-dallying for some time, President Joe Biden informed the Thai government that he will not attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' meeting (APECLM) on Nov 18-19. The reason is quite simple: He is attending the wedding of his granddaughter at the White House. Instead, he is sending Vice President Kamala Harris to represent the US at the two-day meeting in Bangkok.
How can web3 technology help protect privacy?
Oped, Tomicah Tillemann, Published on 14/09/2022
» The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control last month sanctioned a technology called Tornado Cash, on the grounds that it "has been used to launder more than $7 billion (over 253 billion baht) worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019". Such enforcement measures are nothing new. But what makes this case unique is that Tornado Cash is a piece of open-source software.
COP26 falls sadly short of financial 'grand plan'
Oped, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 18/11/2021
» The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) fell far short of what is needed for a safe planet, owing mainly to the same lack of trust that has burdened global climate negotiations for almost three decades. Developing countries regard climate change as a crisis caused largely by the rich countries, which they also view as shirking their historical and ongoing responsibility for the crisis. Worried that they will be left paying the bills, many key developing countries, such as India, don't much care to negotiate or strategise.
Cashing in on Sino-US 'green' race
Oped, Pornphrom Vikitsreth, Published on 17/02/2021
» After taking office as the president of the United States last month, Joe Biden has been translating his campaign promises on climate change into action, with the support from the young, progressive wing in the Democrat party. Among the highlights in his proposals include pledges for net-zero emissions and a 100% clean energy economy by 2050 -- a clear reversal from Donald Trump, a climate change denier who had a cosy relationship with the fossil fuel industry.
Let's have carbon pricing now
Oped, Edmond Alphandéry, Published on 13/01/2021
» US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration comes just a month after the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement, auguring long-overdue progress in the global fight against climate change. Despite recent political commitments by major emitters to achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century, the world still is not yet on track to prevent global warming from exceeding 2C — a target that must be reached to avert massive disruptions to human societies.