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Building infrastructure for the AI age
Oped, Diane Coyle, Published on 22/07/2025
» The London Underground, the world's oldest subway system, opened in 1863. Around the same time, London's modern sewage system was designed by civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which brought parliament to a standstill. Planning far ahead, Bazalgette built the system to last 150 years. Only now, with the Thames Tideway project, is it being significantly expanded.
Risk of financial crisis creeps ever closer
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 06/02/2025
» When I started writing this article last week, I said to myself: "This might be another article no one will believe." Financial crisis? You must be out of your mind. The situation seems to be under control and it is likely to improve in 2025. After all, the Ministry of Finance has projected GDP growth for this year to be 2.5% to 3.5%, with a base case of 3.0%. No crisis can happen under such healthy growth, surely.
The next Green Revolution will be digitised
Oped, Maximo Torero, Published on 02/02/2023
» Farming is one of the world's oldest and most far-reaching endeavours. Meeting the growing food demands of the global population amid accelerating climate change presents an unprecedented high-wire act that requires human ingenuity, good governance, and technology.
Infrastructure plays critical role in recovery
Oped, Riccardo Puliti, Published on 08/04/2022
» Physical infrastructure has a critical role to play in supporting the post-pandemic recovery and in laying the longer-term foundations for green, resilient and inclusive development. A growing body of evidence highlights its contribution to a wide range of development indicators, including employment, income and productivity.
Can Thailand's vibrant media be self-regulated?
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 06/07/2021
» Exactly 24 years ago this week, some 40-plus publishers and editors from all over Thailand came together to form the National Press Council to challenge the government of the day, which was trying to control them through regulatory measures. The council has since then used "social and peer pressure" and its code of ethics to maintain media professionalism. It has also served as a pillar for the Thai media to preserve freedom of expression.
Solution to pollution
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/12/2020
» It's that time of year again -- air pollution, burning fields and useless attempts to control both. Banning aged vehicles won't do it, nor will legislation prohibiting farmers from burning crop residue.
After Covid crisis, time for learning emergency
Oped, Tom Corcoran, Published on 11/09/2020
» Thailand has managed the Covid-19 pandemic well, much better than most countries, and as a result, there have been fewer cases and fewer deaths from the virus. Now, Thailand's leaders must show the same resolve and focus to address the crisis in education that has been neglected for many years.
Covid-19 presents big challenges for schooling
Oped, Bundit Kertbundit, Published on 16/04/2020
» Covid-19 has been around for just a few months but already it feels like a lifetime. Many adults have now settled into working from home or found new ways to make ends meet in case of layoffs. The fate of most students, however, remains hanging in the balance. School postponement did not help but foment anxieties while queries about how education will look like when classes resume is still anyone's guess.