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Like bamboo swaying in the wind
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 18/11/2024
» When a powerful country comes courting, a smaller country is wise not to reject the courtship out of hand, even if it isn't fully swayed or convinced. The lesser of the two powers may appear to be an eager, willing and ready partner, but there may well be a measure of ambiguity behind the ready acquiescence and responsive smile.
For journalists, neutrality is not the goal
Oped, Marisa Lagos, Published on 17/05/2024
» My ability to be neutral as a political journalist depends on the intellectual honesty of the people -- and the society -- I cover.
Tourism prone to dodgy dealings
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/01/2023
» Earlier this month, a flight from China touched down in Bangkok with 269 passengers onboard. A few years ago, this would hardly be worth reporting, but this flight was celebrated with smiles and flowers to mark the arrival of Chinese tourists in Thailand after three long years.
Oversight due
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/04/2022
» Re: "'Temple swindler' assets to be investigated", (BP, April 6).
Private sector has key roles in climate action
Oped, Gita Sabharwal and Suphachai Chearavanont, Published on 18/02/2022
» The UN's Race to Zero campaign sets an ambitious target -- net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest, averting the most harmful impacts of climate change and building towards a more sustainable world. The global campaign rallies businesses, cities, regions and investors from across the world for a resilient carbon-zero recovery, but that goal is still far from being met and requires unprecedented economic and social transformation.
Cab partitions a hot issue
News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2021
» Re: "Taxis fitted with safety partitions," (BP, Sept 24).
It's all up to you
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2021
» Re: "Agro tycoon weighs in on post- Covid recovery", (BP, Aug 17).
More concessions needed to spur domestic tourism
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/08/2020
» Tourism is a vital driver for Thailand's growth, so much so that when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, it shook the foundations of an entire industry -- worth billions of baht -- and caused the Thai economy to fall to its knees.
What ails Thailand
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/05/2020
» Sanitsuda Ekachai's May 18 column, "When education supports rape culture", is a brilliant tour-de-force of what ails Thailand -- racism, toxic nationalism and a widespread indifference toward the bad treatment of women.
Covid-19 is not the only threat to millions of lives
Oped, Christoph Benn & Wit Soontaranun, Published on 24/04/2020
» We are experiencing the biggest threat to the fabric of our society in generations. For billions, their lives are in danger, their livelihoods are at risk, and their daily routines have been upended. The world economy has ground to a halt.