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Rethinking finance beyond aid
Oped, Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang, Published on 06/11/2025
» Traditional donors have sharply scaled back their aid commitments to developing countries over the past year. Some, like the United States, have virtually eliminated their aid programmes. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), official development assistance (ODA) from member countries declined by 7.1% in 2024, its first annual drop in six years.
Govts need to balance ethics, AI innovation
Oped, J. P. Singh, Published on 27/10/2025
» The biggest governance dilemma in AI is setting guidelines for the technology's ethical use without unduly weakening the incentive to innovate.
East Asia braces for Trump's second term
Oped, Takatoshi Ito, Published on 08/02/2025
» The first two weeks of US President Donald Trump's second term were marked by a flurry of directives and executive orders.
PM2.5 crisis still lingers
News, Editorial, Published on 27/01/2025
» The government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has come under fire from both opposition parties and the public for its handling of the PM2.5 air pollution crisis, particularly in Bangkok. During her attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the PM issued directives online urging ministries to urgently address the issue.
Provincial Administration Organisation polls a gamechanger for Thais?
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 16/01/2025
» On Feb 1, Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) elections will be held in 47 out of 77 provinces. Late last year, there were elections in 29 provinces, where the PAO presidents resigned before their terms ended.
Sell phones, not loans
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2025
» Apologies alone ring hollow. The violations of personal privacy by mobile phone makers Oppo and Realme demand more than words. Only an honest admission about what happened and concrete corrective measures to ensure such errors do not recur will restore public trust.
Market disconnect
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/05/2024
» Re: "Thailand has escaped recession: economic body", (Business, May 21).
An opaque situation
Postbag, Published on 20/04/2024
» Re: "Property tax rejig to amplify revenue", (BP, April 17).
Hole in haze narrative
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2024
» Re: "PM to submit dust control plan to court", (BP, Jan 22).
What can COP28 really achieve?
Oped, Geoffrey Heal, Published on 18/10/2023
» COP season is almost here. For the climate-conscious, the annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is a fixture of the late-year calendar and an opportunity to take stock of our goals, needs, and achievements. We spend two weeks preoccupied with a distant event hoping that negotiators will make meaningful progress toward mitigating the climate threat. But to keep our expectations for COP28 realistic, we must understand what a COP can and cannot do.