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In an uncertain world, gold is a comfort
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 05/02/2026
» With Thai citizens heading to the polls this Sunday to decide which party will form the next government, I have decided to postpone my article on the economic crisis for another two weeks.
I never panic, but I'm panicking now
Oped, Lydia Polgreen, Published on 23/11/2024
» For over a month now, my mother has been pestering me about her missing passport. It was in her closet, she said, and suddenly it was gone. It was expired, and renewing would be easier if she had the old one. She had no immediate travel plans, just a vague desire to visit Ethiopia, the country where she was born and raised, at some point in the future.
Overcoming the social media infodemic in Asean
Oped, Lydia Ruddy and Erica Paula Sioson, Published on 12/03/2021
» Spreading at least as quickly as the Covid-19 virus, an 'infodemic' has infected large swaths of media and information exchange across Asean. Massive amounts of information, including rumours, misinformation and disinformation have reached millions of people who are hoping to understand how to stay safe until the pandemic has been controlled. High levels of uncertainty are driving people to look for any information about the virus and what to do about it.
Heroes: Women and the cost of informal care
Oped, Lydia Ruddy, Published on 10/07/2020
» In Indonesia, heart-breaking stories about healthcare workers who died as a result of Covid-19 started appearing in newspapers within weeks of the first diagnosed cases in the country. Doctors, nurses and other frontline health workers without appropriate protective equipment were falling gravely ill and in far too many cases, dying. Similar stories appeared across many Asean member states.
'Digital gender divide' is getting wider
News, Giulia Ajmone Marsan & Lydia Ruddy, Published on 11/05/2020
» Asean member states have a unique opportunity to address the digital gender divide through emerging Covid-19 recovery plans. Early indications from Covid-19 research, as well as evidence from past epidemics, suggest that women, on average, are likely to suffer greater economic and social impact during the crisis caused by the pandemic.
Stadium debacle leaves bad taste
News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2020
» It's nearly a month since the army-owned Lumpinee boxing stadium emerged as the epicentre of the country's coranavirus epidemic. Yet there are still no apologies from the army or army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong.
Always look on the bright side of life
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/01/2020
» We have just scraped through the Year of the Porkers and are hurtling into the Year of the Rat, which admittedly doesn't sound too promising.