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Gaza Strip pantomime ending at last
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 29/07/2025
» The coordinated chorus of despair by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and their various henchpersons and flacks was quite impressive. The message was that everybody should stop hoping for a negotiated peace. Mr Netanyahu has stared Mr Trump down once again, and the four-month pantomime search for a new ceasefire in Gaza is at an end.
Are high-skill immigrants a problem?
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 13/01/2025
» Fissures within US president-elect Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" (Maga) coalition have appeared sooner than expected. By the end of December, the tech-billionaire wing was in open warfare with Maga's nativist wing over America's H-1B visa programme, which enables US businesses to employ some 600,000 skilled foreigners per year on a temporary basis.
Ex-PM proposes reforms amid global shifts
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/11/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proposed economic reform and suggested Thailand be prepared for geopolitical change.
Global business leaders to join Forbes CEO meet
News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Forbes Media will hold the 22nd Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok on Nov 20-21.
Must media democratisation be bad for us?
News, Carsten Brosda, Published on 29/04/2024
» Sometimes, the fulfilment of a promise feels like punishment. When the radio was invented more than 100 years ago, the German playwright Bertolt Brecht observed that its full potential could be explored only after it had become a communication tool, rather than merely a distribution channel. After all, there is a big difference between the few being able to speak to the many, and everyone being able to speak with everyone else.
Alert sounds over rise in malaria cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2024
» Tak province has become a hotspot for malaria infections, and serious action is being taken to prevent further outbreaks, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
Hong Kong hails signing of trade framework MoU
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 28/01/2024
» The Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) and the Thai Hong Kong Trade Association (THKTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tighten bilateral trade.
An Oregon project helping youths
News, Lisa Jarvis, Published on 02/01/2024
» Last year saw a stream of dismal headlines about kids' mental health. Children and teens in the US are struggling with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Rates of suicides and eating disorders are on the rise. But now there's reason to be hopeful: an ambitious experiment in Oregon could point the way to a novel solution.
Fight to save local journalism
News, Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca, Published on 02/10/2023
» The Washington Post's famous slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness", is sadly coming true in many parts of the United States. The digital age has shattered newspapers' business model, turning many communities into "news deserts" with no local journalism. Some 2,500 daily or weekly newspapers have folded since 2005, and there are now fewer than 6,500 left. Every week, two more disappear.