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Chess game continues for Anutin, BJT
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/07/2024
» The rise to power of a group of senators who are closely affiliated with the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), having clinched the top positions in the Upper House, serves as a game-changer for Anutin Charnvirakul and the second-largest party in the coalition government.
Why are so many young Chinese people depressed?
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 04/01/2024
» China's high youth unemployment rate and increasingly disillusioned young people -- many of whom are "giving up" on work -- have attracted much attention from media outlets and Chinese policymakers. The narrative is to associate the problem with the country's recent growth slowdown. In fact, the issue goes much deeper.
Ukraine War a risky game of Mother May I?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/08/2022
» 'This obviously does not happen because of a thrown butt," said British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. But the Russian Ministry of Defence insisted that the explosions that destroyed at least eight warplanes at Saki Air Base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug 9 were due to "a violation of fire safety requirements".
Closer inspection
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/08/2022
» Re: "Quick check fears", (PostBag, Aug 11).
Hello Vietnam
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2022
» Re: "Ensuring avoidance", (PostBag, March 30) and "Tourism sentiment in the doldrums", (Business, March 29).
Hacking the future: Operation Speedboat
Oped, Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Published on 18/02/2021
» Speedboat strategy denotes a modern approach to radical innovation in large organisations, reflecting the agility and pace of a "speedboat," in contrast to an "ocean cruise ship," which is clumsy and slow. Most well-established business entities are as bulky as cruise ships. If these cruise ships must sail through the greatest disruptive storms on earth, how can they change course in time to avoid being disrupted?
Not as easy as chess
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/01/2021
» Re: "Don't knock the lockdowns" (PostBag, Jan 17). Before 2020 I had never heard of lockdowns, which were first introduced in Wuhan, China, a country many see as a totalitarian state. It was copied almost all over the world as a way to stem the disease. A few countries did not follow the Chinese path, including Sweden, which was heavily criticised for leaving schools, restaurants, etc. open.