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A teenage shooter and accountability
Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 16/10/2023
» It is hard to believe that a shooting rampage by a teenage student, such as we see in America, would one day happen in our country.
Rishi Sunak is a new and old-fashioned Tory
News, Adrian Wooldridge, Published on 27/10/2022
» It is a nice coincidence that Rishi Sunak has won the leadership of the Conservative Party, and hence the prime ministership, on the most important day of Diwali, the "festival of light" celebrated by Hindus, along with Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists. Diwali supposedly marks the triumph of "light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance". It is also associated with wealth and prosperity. In February 2020, Mr Sunak took his oath of office as chancellor of the exchequer holding a copy of the Bhagavad Gita and celebrated Diwali by putting lights outside his official residence at Number 11 Downing Street. He will now be the first Hindu to become UK prime minister. His time in office will hinge on his ability to deliver a reasonable measure of prosperity to a country that is in dire economic straits.
Political Art Toys
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/07/2021
» The frustration against the status quo can be expressed in several ways. If you're a hip-hop artist, you can rap and rhyme about it in a viral music video. If you no longer give a damn, you can put a certain uncle on blast in your Facebook post and mention his official page (you know who you are). Even if you're just a bystander, you can't dodge political illustrations and memes on your newsfeed.
Remorseless rise of robots and AI
Oped, Edmund S Phelps, Published on 12/08/2020
» The robots are no longer coming; they are here. The Covid-19 pandemic is hastening the spread of artificial intelligence (AI), but few have fully considered the short and long-term consequences.
Incomplete strategy
News, Postbag, Published on 28/03/2020
» There is an incompatibility between closing bars but not closing public transport, which raises the question of the effectiveness of the current measures that have been taken.
Test before it's too late
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2020
» On Jan 23, as one of the countries most exposed to Covid-19, Thailand reported four infections -- the largest number outside China since the virus outbreak was first reported on Dec 31.
Nothing is unsinkable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2018
» This week a local ship builder announced its intention with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, to make water transport safer with "unsinkable" ships.