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US readiness for war -- watch its Navy missile policy
News, Peter Apps, Published on 19/04/2024
» In October 2022 a US destroyer and supply ship pulled alongside each other in San Diego harbour to attempt something the Pentagon had never tried before -- reloading missiles on a US warship at sea rather than tied up alongside a pier.
Chokepoints could cripple trade
News, Tim Culpan, Published on 16/01/2024
» When traffic through the Suez Canal ground to a halt in 2021, the extraordinary cost and disruptions to global commerce seemed overwhelming. But 8,000 kilometres from the canals of Suez and Panama lie even more important shipping lanes, chokepoints that could cripple global trade should any disaster befall them.
Short-sighted Thai vaccine plans
Oped, Pavida Pananond and Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/04/2021
» In a rush to reopen its economy and hard-hit tourism industry after more than a year of Covid-19 doldrums, Thailand has come up with misguided priorities in vaccine allocation and distribution. As vaccine rollouts in other countries appear structured and methodical based on objective criteria, Thailand's early approach is decidedly subjective and arbitrary in favour of economic interests over public health risks. Unless this direction is corrected and rebalanced, the risks to public health will mount and could end up undermining the economic recovery.
ING penalty puts Europe's laundering controls on spot
News, Toby Sterling & John O'Donnell, Published on 06/09/2018
» When Dutch prosecutors trawled through ING's books they found a "women's underwear trader" had been able to launder €150 million (5.7 billion baht) through the bank's accounts without ringing alarm bells.
Meaning of cronyism
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/04/2018
» Re: "Cronyism 'typical'?", (PostBag, April 13).