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Myanmar kids need 'rights for all'
Oped, Puttanee Kangkun and Patrick Phongsathorn, Published on 19/06/2025
» When armed conflict breaks out, it is the innocent and helpless, especially children, who suffer the most. Therefore, as we approach World Refugee Day tomorrow, Thai authorities must make a substantial effort to grant refugee children, and the parents who support them, equal rights and dignity in law and practice.
Abuse of migrants, refugees counterproductive
Oped, Puttanee Kangkun, Published on 28/05/2020
» In April, a survey by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) found refugees, migrants and stateless persons in Thailand face insufficient income and lack access to proper hygiene, sanitation facilities and information to prevent the spread of Covid-19 within their communities. But arbitrary arrest and the potential of indefinite detention during a time of pandemic poses an even bigger threat to these communities in Thailand, and to Thailand itself.
When art intersects human rights
Life, Puttanee Kangkun, Published on 28/11/2022
» Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form? And what value does that bring to the situation?
Rohingya treatment a violation of human rights
Oped, Puttanee Kangkun & John Quinley, Published on 29/07/2020
» Tomorrow marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, but the governments of Southeast Asia have little to celebrate. Rohingya refugees, many of whom are survivors of trafficking and crimes of atrocity, continue to arrive on the shores of Thailand and Malaysia, where their arrival is met with a cold reception. Instead of protecting trafficking survivors and refugees, Thailand and Malaysia continue to propagate shameful policies of detention and refoulement and fail to hold traffickers accountable.
Is the Thai workforce ready for Thailand 4.0?
Business, Patrick Cooke, Published on 18/05/2018
» Perhaps more than any other emerging Asean market, Thailand has succeeded in crafting a coherent blueprint for adapting to the rapid technological advancements that are transforming our lives and professions in profound ways.
Why cultural restitution by Europe really matters
News, Patrick Gaspard, Published on 06/12/2019
» French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe recently presented an antique sabre to Senegalese President Macky Sall at the presidential palace in Dakar. But it was not a gift. The sabre was coming home, more than a century after it had been stolen.
Why CEOs like Thailand
Business, Patrick Cooke, Published on 22/05/2019
» Despite ongoing political uncertainty that impinges on long-term corporate planning, Thailand emerged as the top performer in a range of key indicators in a recent CEO survey conducted by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in four Asean emerging markets.
Ireland ready to lead EU amid global challenges
News, Patrick Bourne, Published on 17/03/2026
» In a world as fast-moving and unpredictable as the one we are navigating right now, it is good to know there are reliable lighthouses on the horizon and at least a few certainties upon which we can depend. One of those is that St Patrick's Day, every March 17, is an occasion that Irish people, and people of Irish heritage, and friends of Ireland, will be keen to celebrate all over the world, including here in Thailand. And for our small island, from which so many people emigrated throughout our history, this really is a global celebration of our history, culture, connections and shared values.
Regional infrastructure opportunity knocks
Business, Patrick Burke and Kelvin Tan, Published on 07/05/2019
» The United States' increased desire to facilitate private investment into infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia will be a boon for the region, and Thailand has the opportunity to attract a good piece of the pie.
Covid-19 Pay Cuts Are Coming to an End at Some Companies
Business, Patrick Thomas & Chip Cutter, Published on 24/08/2020
» Some companies are beginning to restore cuts they made to managers' salaries and bonuses in the early, bewildering days of the pandemic shutdowns, a sign that some industries--and their white-collar workers--are benefiting from glimmers of a recovery while millions of others continue to endure job and income losses.