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In defence of encryption for a digital future
Oped, Sally Wentworth, Published on 22/10/2025
» Encryption, the simple act of scrambling data so that it cannot be read by third parties, keeps us, our loved ones, and our communities safe by protecting everything from private messages to online-banking details and medical records. It is the foundation of trust in our digital society, as crucial for personal security as it is for national security.
Can new bonds mitigate disaster losses?
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 05/02/2025
» Last year turned out to be one of the most expensive on record in terms of insurance payments resulting from natural disasters.
Pedestrian roulette
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/01/2025
» Re: "Rider told to report over crossing crash", (BP, Jan 28) & "Police summons motorcyclist who hit Korean on crossing", (Online, Jan 27).
Building a resilient climate future
Oped, Charika Channuntapipat & Supanutt Sasiwuttiwat, Published on 29/01/2025
» Despite growing risks from natural disasters, Thailand is unprepared for the financial fallout. Severe floods, rising temperatures, and unpredictable weather patterns are becoming more frequent. Without action, the damage will escalate.
Beyond the world's favourite hippo
Oped, Curtis S Chin & Jose B Collazo, Published on 02/01/2025
» The news from Asia at year-end 2024 that dominated headlines here in the United States included the tragic crash landing of Jeju Air flight 2216 flying from Thailand. As hundreds of millions took to roads and to the air for the holidays, the news seemed especially close to home, even thousands of miles away.
Prepare for a future of heat waves
Oped, Renzo R Guinto, Published on 23/07/2024
» People across Asia have eagerly awaited the end of heat-wave season, which now appears to be drawing to a close. In my home country, the Philippines, the first typhoon of the year arrived in late May, lowering temperatures that had climbed to nearly 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit). Over the previous few months, the record-breaking heat led to school closures, a spike in emergency room visits, reduced productivity, and a return to remote work.
Kids bear brunt of climate change
Oped, Roland Angerer, Published on 20/12/2022
» Rise in temperature and weather shifts due to climate change have a gruesome effect on human life and health globally. It is less known, however, that children are disproportionally affected due to climate change. Around 2.2 billion children are at extremely high risk of being affected by climate change, according to the assessment made by Unicef in 2020. Even the levels of violence and exploitation against children tend to increase with the impact of the ensuing disasters, as documented in a recent white paper by Barnfonden, a member of the ChildFund Alliance in Sweden.
Decarbonisation, the SE Asian way
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 29/09/2021
» Carbon neutrality is a shared planetary destination, but Southeast Asian countries are laying out their own road maps -- including what some may call detours of sorts -- to getting there in the next three to four decades.
Youth not ignoring climate change
Oped, Francesca Capoluongo, Published on 13/08/2021
» Climate change is all too real. For everyone and particularly young people it can seem overpowering. But there are solutions. Youth across Southeast Asia are finding innovative solutions.