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Beyond police lines, community and culture persist
Oped, Joe Mathews, Published on 11/06/2025
» On Saturday, I went to a riot and found myself at a quinceañera -- a traditional coming-of-age celebration for girls in Latino culture.
Why China's marriage crisis really matters
Oped, Yi Fuxian, Published on 04/04/2025
» New marriages in China reportedly plummeted by one-fifth last year, implying that the official number of births will likely fall from 9.54 million in 2024 to 7.3- 7.8 million in 2025. Thus, while China represents 17.2% of the global population, it will account for less than 6% of births -- comparable to Nigeria.
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.
Chadchart needs to act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt's anti-graft fighting efforts have so far largely been passively bureaucratic and, at best, reactive, despite his 2022 campaign promises to uproot corruption at City Hall.
Justice for Wanchalearm
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/02/2024
» Ban Chan Song La residence in Bangkok has become a new political destination in Thai politics following convicted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's release on parole last Sunday.
Fighting for long-lasting peace
Oped, Orel Pavlo, Published on 17/01/2024
» It has been almost 700 days since Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The brutal war, waged unprovoked against an independent country, has brought devastation, ruin and pain to the Ukrainian people.
Bad to good: What kind of year was 2023 for Asia?
Oped, Curtis S Chin & Jose B Collazo, Published on 28/12/2023
» As 2023 departs, and 2024 -- and soon, the lunar Year of the Dragon -- arrives, we once again highlight the winners and losers of the year gone by in Asia.
Begging for trouble
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2023
» Some unscrupulous Chinese, with the help of Thais, have been the subject of recent news reports about fake beggars on Bangkok streets. This began after Kanthat Pongpaiboonvej, alias "good Samaritan" Kan Chompalang, reported a woman in a school uniform with a deformed face begging in the Pin Klao area two weeks ago.
Condo action still needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2023
» An order by the Administrative Court to revoke the construction permit and environmental assessment study reports of another city condo highlights the serious need to tighten the work of state agencies in regulating these luxury housing projects.
China's youth unemployment problem
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 03/06/2023
» This month, China released official statistics showing that its unemployment rate for young people (16-24 years old) reached a record high of 20.4% in April. Worse, the news comes just one month before another 11.6 million students will graduate from college and vocational schools and enter the job market.