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Time to blitz fraudsters
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2024
» There have been two high-profile economic or financial crime cases in the press of late -- one implicating at least three entertainment celebrities and the other involving a well-known medical doctor.
Mae Sot's sour trafficking record
Editorial, Published on 24/11/2024
» Mae Sot, a town on the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province, is notorious as a hub for cross-border human trafficking and transnational organised crime run by Chinese mafia syndicates. Despite this, government action has been grossly inadequate to combat the problem.
Like bamboo swaying in the wind
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 18/11/2024
» When a powerful country comes courting, a smaller country is wise not to reject the courtship out of hand, even if it isn't fully swayed or convinced. The lesser of the two powers may appear to be an eager, willing and ready partner, but there may well be a measure of ambiguity behind the ready acquiescence and responsive smile.
Time to champion free education
Oped, Bede Sheppard, Published on 15/11/2024
» Thailand's election on Oct 9 to the United Nations Human Rights Council positions the government to support children's rights to education around the world, while showcasing the country's own accomplishments.
Bracing for trade war
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2024
» With the return of US president-elect Donald Trump of the Republican Party to the White House, countries around the world including Thailand are waiting to see and deal with the impact of the potential trade war between the US and China, higher tariffs imposed on exporters to the US, and the return of American unilateralism.
Grid interconnectivity critical to energy transition
Oped, Dinita Setyawati & Shabrina Nadhila, Published on 08/11/2024
» The Asean region stands at a crossroads in its energy journey. Amid growing demand from industry, rising carbon emissions from fossil fuel reliance, and the pressing need for sustainable growth, the region has an opportunity to redefine its energy future. Enhanced power cooperation, resource sharing and grid connectivity can pave the way to more inclusive approaches to energy sector development.
Catching up on chips
Postbag, Published on 30/10/2024
» Re: "Chips set for latest hub push", (BP, Oct 26).
Anticipating Malaysia's Asean chair
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 29/10/2024
» Among Asean watchers, it has become a pattern that a significant milestone follows whenever Malaysia takes on the chairmanship. In 2005, Malaysia helped establish the East Asia Summit (EAS), and in 2015, the Asean Community Vision 2025 was launched. Many policymakers and scholars agree that the next chairmanship is perfectly timed for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, one of the region's most experienced leaders.
The night I was eclipsed by the Moon
Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/10/2024
» I had planned to view the super full moon last Thursday night but unfortunately forgot all about it. My apologies to the Moon. That's the sort of thing that happens these days. It went down as another failure in my rocky relationship with the heavens and ranks up there with a lunar eclipse fiasco I was involved in many moons ago, if that's the right expression.
Violence no way to discipline kids
Editorial, Published on 13/10/2024
» The recent rejection of the draft law against child spanking by the House of Representatives for further review should alarm us all.