Bangkok’s shopping malls – an overdose on retail therapy?
With some of Bangkok's luxury malls sitting largely empty but yet more being built, could the city's shopping meccas be doing more harm than good? Bangkok (dpa) - Bangkok's newest…
Bangkok protests deepen Thai political divide
Phichet Thabudda, 58, like most people living in Thailand's provinces, has been glued to the TV for the past few weeks watching the Bangkok political drama unfold. Since late October,…
Fast and malodorous: Bangkok’s ‘khlong’ boat network
Every morning, tens of thousands of Bangkok's most rushed, reckless or cash-strapped commuters hop onto its "khlong" boats - plying the main canal in a speedy, if not fragrant, bid…
Indus Waters Treaty under threat: Part – III
Pakistan’s rejection of the Indian government’s call for negotiations – on modifying the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) – made on January 25 through the Indus Commission was fully justified. The…
Biden’s new strategy
For the last few months, US President Joe Biden, considered to be a rather unglamorous politician with limited oratory capabilities, has been using an interesting strategy to compensate for this…
An infernal island
The Guantanamo Bay detention centre remains a sordid emblem of torture, indefinite incarceration and gross human right violations. The Presidential Military Order that enabled it was “to detain and try…
As wheat prices soar, the world’s consumers vote with their feet
Global wheat consumption is headed for its biggest annual decline in decades as record inflation forces consumers and companies to use less and replace the grain with cheaper alternatives, amid…
Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets
Ministers and senior policymakers across Asia and the Pacific are gathered in Bangkok this week to focus on population dynamics at a crucial time for the region. Their goal: to…
Door already ajar: Trump may struggle to isolate North Korea again
North Korean officials have toured China to discuss economic development. Speculators are snapping up property along their common border. And South Korea is studying ways to boost engagement with its…
Airlines struggle with global pilot shortage
A growing shortage of airline pilots is putting the industry's recent growth at risk as planes sit idle, higher salaries cut into profits and unions across the globe push for…
