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Can Thai passports' power get a lift?
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/09/2023
» At the first cabinet meeting last week, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced one of the government's priorities -- improving the power of Thai passports. It is a headline goal that will require extraordinary efforts to achieve. Upgrading a national passport to a higher level involves numerous factors -- economic, socio-cultural, and political -- as well as the general optics of the partnership countries. After all, the large number of visitors to a country is not an indicator of how powerful its passport is. A country might be given more visa-free accessibility and be popular for foreign passports, but its own passport's power can still be low.
Covid lessons for climate action
Oped, Published on 15/09/2023
» It is official: July was the hottest month on record. Global warming is happening, and its costs continue to mount. The World Meteorological Organization recently noted that, "Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused 11,778 reported disasters between 1970 and 2021, with just over 2 million deaths and US$4.3 trillion [153.8 trillion baht] in economic losses."
Dealing with dengue, Zika
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/07/2023
» Concern over an increase in mosquito-borne disease cases deserves more attention from our government and broader society.
Which rules count?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2023
» Re: "Pita leaves chamber after court suspension ruling", (BP, July 20 ).
World must learn from Covid-19
Oped, Published on 12/07/2023
» Some 194 countries are currently negotiating the world’s first pandemic accord. Born out of our lessons in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, governments have agreed that we need effective mechanisms and measures in place to be able to better prevent, prepare for and respond to the next big threat.
Helping refugees fit in to society
Oped, Published on 22/06/2023
» Forced displacement is not by choice. When refugees flee for their lives, they do not have time to compare whether taking the plane or the train would be the best option. Often by foot, displacement is sudden, unplanned, and desperate. Not an act of luxury but to save lives.
The only way to eliminate polio
News, Published on 23/05/2023
» When Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was found to be safe and effective in 1955, following a successful trial involving nearly two million American children, it marked a turning point in the fight against a highly infectious disease causing incurable paralysis or even death. Prior to Salk's discovery, between 25,000 and 50,000 cases were recorded each year in the United States alone, and little was known about how the virus spread.
Be a good sport
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/05/2023
» Re: "Pride of the nation", (Editorial, May 18).
Masks still the best bet
News, Postbag, Published on 14/05/2023
» Re: "Virus curbs set to return to schools", (PostBag, May 9) & "PM's Covid call", (PostBag, May 12).
Case of deja vu
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/05/2023
» Re: "EC urged to bar MFP leader Pita", (BP, May 10).