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Healthcare rules prompt confusion
Editorial, Published on 24/03/2024
» The sight of an elderly woman suffering from chronic renal failure, heart disease, ulcers and asthma clutching an oxygen flow tube in one hand and attempting to organise piles of documents required for treatment under the gold card universal healthcare scheme with the other, is a poignant reminder of its efficacy.
No escaping Thaksin
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2024
» Pheu Thai's attempt to prevent any discussion concerning former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the upcoming general debate may prove to be counterproductive to the party's efforts to win back its popularity.
Just the tonic for Covid
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2023
» As the country has overcome the coronavirus crisis, interest in promoting research into green chiretta or fah talai jone, a herbal medicine that played a role in treating a large number of patients at the peak of the pandemic, has subsided. This is unfortunate.
Coming clean on Thaksin
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2023
» By the time the Corrections Department and the Justice Ministry decided to communicate with the public about former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's health, it was too little, too late. The agency's reputation has been badly tainted as a result.
Vaping ban fails to do its job
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2022
» Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.
Hemp needs more support
News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2022
» Marijuana is a drug. It needs proper control. But hemp is not pot. It is a valuable crop for diverse industries, and it needs policy support.
Ganja guidelines
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2022
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government has no need to reverse the decriminalisation of cannabis, as demanded by groups of doctors and medical personnel, which would certainly cause public confusion.
Time to take data security seriously
News, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2021
» As we enter the last weeks of 2021, there's no better time to reflect on the past 12 months than now. While Covid-19, vaccine inequity, reversals on gains made in the fight against poverty, climate change, and shifting geopolitical conflicts captured the public's imagination, another scourge also made its presence felt, although rather discreetly.
Thailand Pass needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2021
» Hours after Digital Economy and Society Minister, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, assured the public that every bug that crippled the Thailand Pass system had been fixed, several prospective travellers still found themselves frustrated with the process.
Boost virus case finding
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2021
» As the country fights the coronavirus, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed optimism in the pandemic situation, saying it will ease in four to six weeks, citing medical evidence.