Showing 1 - 10 of 11
Wall Street risks shorting freedom in HK
Oped, Mark L Clifford, Published on 31/10/2025
» In early November, Wall Street's big guns will head to Hong Kong for a global financial summit, dining at the Palace Museum (featuring Chinese imperial works on loan from Beijing) before meeting at the nearby Rosewood Hotel -- one of the city's swankiest. There, the top brass from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and another 100 financial firms will enjoy delicious food and breathtaking views as Hong Kong's leaders pitch them on the profits to be made in the former British colony.
Cost of taxation
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/07/2024
» Re: "Guard against foreign crime", (BP, July 23). The appearance of a billboard advertising citizenship for investment programmes should not be met with shock by the Thai government.
Youth voice vital
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/01/2024
» Re: "DLA says it's time to listen to youth", (BP, Jan 29).
Geneva accord shows WTO has renewed clout
Oped, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Published on 05/07/2022
» As a beautiful dawn crept over Lake Geneva on June 17, a remarkable thing happened at the World Trade Organization's headquarters. After nearly six days of negotiations at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference -- culminating in a marathon 48 hours of non-stop talks -- ministers and senior officials from the body's 164 member states adopted a historic package of agreements. The multilateral deals -- of a scale and scope that the WTO has not achieved since the mid-1990s -- will help people, businesses, and the planet.
Ignore petty politics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2022
» Re: "Boston Marathon's brainless bigotry on show", (Opinion, April 12).
Review blood donation criteria
Oped, Anne Somanas, Published on 18/03/2022
» The concerning case of Swiss expat Theo Zwahlen points to a need for Thailand to seriously reevaluate the logic behind its blood donation criteria.
Long pandemic is giving way to 'virus fatigue'
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/01/2022
» The most dangerous consequence of Covid fatigue, however, is the magical thinking that it induces even in some health professionals. “It’s been so long; surely it will be over soon” is a wish, not a scientific statement.
Thailand should embrace 'Race to Zero' challenge
Oped, Ingo Puhl, Published on 13/05/2021
» At his recent Earth Day Climate Summit, US President Joe Biden pledged to cut America's greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. If delivered, this promise would transform the US economy -- for the better. Mr Biden's announcement adds to a rapidly growing list of commitments from countries and corporations around the world to move toward net zero emissions, an ambitious goal often referred to as the "Race to Zero".
Saccharine sermon
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2021
» Re "Govt 'gifts' need work," (Editorial, Jan 1).
Never forget the sad, tragic story of 'our Billy'
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2020
» For six years, April 17 has gained significance as the date the media often report about the enforced disappearance of Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen. It is the date the Karen community near Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi pay tribute to "their Billy", the activist who is believed to have died several years ago.