Opinion: Reimagining A More Resilient UN System With Taiwan In It
By Jaushieh Joseph Wu
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
After more than 200 million infections and over 4 million deaths and counting, the...
The Gulf States’ Expat Dividend
PARIS – How should policymakers in the Middle East’s Gulf States manage their countries’ large expatriate workforces? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents is an expatriate. Should these countries’ governments continue to invest heavily in developing indigenous labor forces, with the aim of decreasing dependency on foreign workers?
Opinion: Pimrypie Saga and the Voiceless Young Rural Thais
When a female YouTuber recently visited a far-flung highland community in Chiang Mai and decided to spend half a million baht installing solar cells and setting up a large TV for 40 children and posting the video online, it ignited a storm of reactions.
Where Blockchain Breaks Free, Thailand’s PromptPay Shackles
The disconnect between the hype and reality of Thailand’s world-class bureaucracy hit new lows Friday when telecom DTAC, the new Digital Economy and Society Ministry, and our friends at The Nation hosted a talk on cryptocurrency and the blockchain revolution.
The Paranoid State’s Top-secret List of Enemies
Monday’s leaked top-secret Watchlist of 183 enemies of the Thai state is a reminder that the regime is more dictatorial and paranoid than one might think.
Opinion: Enough is Enough. It’s Time to Stop Scaring Us.
It was a routine question for any candidate on the campaign trail.
Opinion: Nong Bua Lamphu Massacre Should Not Be Met With Knee Jerk Reactions
The collective shock unfolding in Thailand in the aftermath of Nong Bua Lamphu mass shooting by a drug-addicted ex-cop which resulted in 38 deaths including the assailant, who committed suicide, led to much soul-searching but also kneejerk reactions.
Opinion: Here’s My Own Piece of the Royal Motorcade Puzzle
The most perplexing and severe charges made since monarchy-reform protests began in August is the charges of intending to harm the Queen.
Opinion: #SaveRahaf and the Twitter Storm that Battered Two Kingdoms
Eighteen-year-old Rahaf Mohammad al-Qunun was both media savvy and lucky to avoid being forcibly sent back from Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Saudi Arabia to...
Time to Leave the Military Dictatorship Cave?
The much-reported Luang cave rescue saga in Chiang Rai has proven too tempting not to try a political analogy, comparing Thailand under military junta...
