Showing 1 - 10 of 131
Institutional redesign in order for economic change
News, Diane Coyle, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded both this year and last year to scholars who, in different ways, emphasised the importance of institutions to economic growth.
How to help the world's poor most effectively
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 22/12/2025
» As 2025 draws to a close, it's natural to turn our thoughts to the good we can do in the coming year -- not just for our families and communities, but for the world at large. The holidays are a moment not just for personal resolutions but for asking a bigger question: how can we help the world's poor as effectively as possible?
Domestic drivers of bilateral conflict
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 19/12/2025
» The latest flare-up and intensification of the armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia should be understood less as a new crisis and more as a resumption of a bilateral clash that erupted in late July.
Thai-Cambodian border deal chances 'in doubt'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/11/2025
» A peace agreement signed in Malaysia between Thailand and Cambodia to manage their border dispute has been widely welcomed although security analysts warn that its long-term sustainability remains uncertain.
The effects of unfinished momentum
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 08/11/2025
» Why do some nations surge confidently into the future while others advance only in half-steps, not declining but not accelerating either? In their influential book Why Nations Fail (first published in 2012), Daron Acemoglu -- now a Nobel Prize economist -- and James Robinson, both economists and political scientists at the University of Chicago, offer a helpful lens for understanding Thailand's development path without casting blame or provoking division.
Timor-Leste finally joins the Asean fold
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/10/2025
» Timor-Leste will be made a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Oct 26. President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste often joked that joining Asean was more difficult than going to heaven. Not anymore.
Time for mission-oriented approach to school meals
News, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 13/10/2025
» The global food system is failing on multiple fronts. With more than 2.6 billion people unable to afford a healthy diet, over 500 million are expected to be chronically undernourished by 2030. Worse, at a time when meeting future demand requires a 50% increase in food production, food-system productivity is actually declining, owing partly to rising climate risks. Agrifood industries are not only driving biodiversity loss, land degradation, and a global water crisis, but also generating almost one-third of global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Trio wins Nobel Prize for chemistry
News, Published on 10/10/2025
» Stockholm: Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for developing a method of designing molecular structures.
PM reasserts border terms
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 10/10/2025
» The withdrawal of Cambodia's heavy weapons and civilians from disputed areas has been set as among the key conditions by Thailand in response to a letter from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.
PM sets terms for Trump
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has responded to US President Donald Trump's offer to act as a mediator in peace talks between Thailand and Cambodia, saying that while the gesture reflects goodwill, any negotiations must adhere to previously agreed principles.