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Musk’s lost boys and Trump’s mean girls
News, Maureen Dowd, Published on 12/02/2025
» Tom Stoppard wrote in The Real Thing, his enticing play about infidelity: “To marry one actress is unfortunate. To marry two is simply asking for it.”
Soft power panel quits en masse
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2024
» A planned event to host a Guinness World Record competition where participants would compete to wear the largest number of elephant-print pants is being seen as one of the main reasons behind the mass resignation of members of a government soft power sub-committee, some are speculating.
Charting China's decline, at a slow pace
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/12/2023
» For several years now, I have had a file on my computer named "China -- has the moment arrived?" But I think I missed the moment -- or rather I forgot that these things aren't a moment, they're a process.
Demography 'key' for Asia-Pacific
News, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Natalia Kanem, Published on 13/11/2023
» Asia and the Pacific is an economic powerhouse, fuelled by its vibrant and diverse population. Comprising 60% of the world's population, this region is bursting with both a wealth of experience and untapped potential. Exciting advancements have been made here, in education; health care, including sexual and reproductive health; jobs, and sustainable development. Yet there is a catch: this progress has not been evenly distributed. In fact, inequity pervades the region, especially within individual countries.
Srettha defends wallet scheme
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has brushed aside critics of the government's planned 10,000-baht digital wallet handout scheme, saying only a small number of people have spoken out against it.
A walk on the crowded side in Phuket old town
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/04/2023
» Phuket's tourist magnetism has extended from its beaches inland to its walking street that is now bursting at the seams.
What's wrong with ChatGPT's rollout?
News, Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson, Published on 13/02/2023
» Microsoft is reportedly delighted with OpenAI's ChatGPT, a natural-language artificial-intelligence programme capable of generating text that reads as if a human wrote it. Taking advantage of easy access to finance over the past decade, companies and venture-capital funds invested billions in an AI arms race, resulting in a technology that can now be used to replace humans across a wider range of tasks. This could be a disaster not only for workers, but also for consumers and even investors.
Explosions, fires at old Ayutthaya arms factory
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/02/2023
» Some minor explosions went off yesterday at an old military primer-making facility in Ayutthaya; however, there were no injuries, and a number of small fires were quickly extinguished, according to the Royal Thai Army's Ordnance Department.
The secret of the greenback's appreciation
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 24/09/2022
» Despite rampant inflation and slowing growth, the US dollar keeps going from strength to strength. Since May last year, the greenback has risen by 28% against the yen and 20% against the pound. In addition, it has appreciated 19% against the euro, reaching parity for the first time since 2002.
Where 'little ghosts' work almost unseen
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/07/2022
» Thai workers are expected to travel in droves to South Korea which is welcoming back foreign workers without quarantine requirements.