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Digitisation needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/10/2025
» Re: "New DES minister urged to prioritise AI", (Business, Sept 23). My son, who completed a BBA, has just joined an MBA programme at a local university. For this, he had to cancel his existing visa from his college and apply for a fresh one through his new university. He reached the immigration office at 8am and was given token 78 for cancellation and 900 for issuance of a new visa. With each applicant's process taking about 10 minutes, he would easily be spending over 12 hours there. The officials work beyond 4.30pm and until 9pm to issue or reject every visa.
China's unbeatable new export is not a product
Oped, Jeffrey Wu, Published on 24/07/2025
» The Chinese "cannot be allowed to export their way back to prosperity", argues US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, who claims that China's economy is the "most unbalanced in history". Such remarks reflect the growing fear in Washington that China's overcapacity, subsidies, and dumping are distorting global trade.
Elephant torture
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2024
» Re: "Plans for training centres to tame angry elephants", (BP, March 15).
Update donor policy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/03/2022
» Re: "Donor issues", (PostBag, March 21) and "Review blood donation criteria", (Opinion, March 18).
Presidents Putin and Xi's imperium of grievance
Oped, Orville Schell, Published on 10/03/2022
» Soon after the news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine flashed across my computer screen, I received an email that seemed to mark another milestone in the dismantling of the old global order. Having tickets to attend a Vienna Philharmonic concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, I received a "Customer Service Announcement" reporting that Valery Gergiev -- described as "a friend and prominent supporter of President Vladimir V Putin of Russia" -- would no longer be conducting the orchestra. Many other orchestras have since cut ties with Gergiev as well.
Station concerts?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/12/2021
» Re: "Historic Hua Lamphong Station to take on new life under SRT development plans," (BP, Nov 28).