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Trump's tariff threat looms over Japan teamakers
News, Toma Mochizuki, Published on 19/07/2025
» A breeze carries murmurs and quiet laughter between the rows of bright green tea leaves that are growing in dappled shade as workers harvest the plants that are destined to become matcha.
Philanthropy in an era of declining development aid
Oped, William Moore, Published on 02/04/2025
» Philanthropy will never replace public aid, but it can be a powerhouse if we use it right. With global development funding under strain, European aid budgets being redirected towards defence and rearmament, and the United States rethinking foreign assistance altogether, the aid community has been left scrambling.
A resolution for progress: focus on what works
News, Published on 23/12/2024
» As we close out the past year and look ahead to 2025, the holiday season is a time when we reflect on what we've achieved and how we can make next year better--achieve our personal goals, give back to our communities, and contribute to the betterment of the world.
Cheap import challenge
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/08/2024
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and police inspected 11 supermarkets and drugstores selling cheap imported goods in Bangkok earlier this month. The search found more than 1,600 imported items, such as instant noodles, drinks, vitamins, and medical supplies, that did not have the required FDA seals.
Be careful what you take
Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/07/2023
» Like many others in the modern world who eat unhealthy and neglect the right diet, I suffer from chronic conditions like acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which frequently leads to abdominal pain due to a bloated stomach and constipation. I rarely get quality sleep and often go in and out of the hospital which affects both mental health and job performance.
Prioritising our most crucial goals
Oped, Bjorn Lomborg and Jordan B Peterson, Published on 23/12/2022
» We traditionally reflect during the end-of-year holidays on the consequences of our past behaviour, as well as contemplating the good to achieve in the 12 months ahead. When we set resolutions, we are striving to determine how we can do better in our own lives. Perhaps we could also take the occasion to consider how we might achieve such improvement on a larger scale.
High time to take stock of Covid
Oped, Peter C Coyte, Published on 13/01/2022
» As we approach the second anniversary of the first identified case of Covid-19, it is time to take stock of what we know about both the virus as well as the interventions designed to contain or alleviate its consequences, and then to make recommendations for the path forward.
A crucial social good: the case for jab passports
Oped, Peter Baldwin, Published on 20/05/2021
» Vaccine passports, and the questions of whether governments or businesses can require people to show them, have inspired controversy around the world.
Weed policy is still hazy
News, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2021
» After parts of the cannabis plant were taken off the country's narcotics list, the commercial prospects of cannabis-related products have become promising. Many business operators, including those listed on the stock market, have launched business plans to cash in on the government's move to partially legalise the once-taboo and criminalised plant.
High price of 'progress'
News, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2020
» Anyone who has spent time in Chiang Mai will know that massive environmental destruction along with huge increases in atmospheric pollution has been the result of this city's development from what was once a beautiful small town.