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Inept govt never learns from its Covid blunders
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/07/2021
» The government's biggest mistake was not its decision to not join Covax. It was not even underestimating the Covid-19 pandemic and its failure to secure enough vaccines of sufficient variety to fight possible virus mutations.
Govt drops ball again as Covid deaths mount
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/05/2021
» The government seems to be pinning its hopes for salvation on big lots of AstraZeneca vaccines scheduled to be rolled out in June.
Application of logic needed in Covid battle
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/01/2021
» It's not easy being a national Covid-19 taskforce in a country ruled by an ultra-conservative government driven by cumbersome bureaucracy and a daily dose of hypocrisy.
Putting a stop to second wave in hands of public
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 12/05/2020
» Is a second wave of coronavirus outbreak inevitable after the government eases up further on lockdown measures?
'New normal' needs shift from bad old habits
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 28/04/2020
» As the number of new Covid-19 cases comes down to single-digit figures, there is plenty of talk about easing the lockdown and returning to a "new normal".
Moguls mustn't have monopoly on exit strategy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 21/04/2020
» Ask me. Ask salary earners who have seen their monthly incomes slashed to save their companies. Ask restaurant owners and SMEs whose business virtually disappeared overnight while expenses have continued to mount. Ask workers who were made jobless and penniless as soon as the lockdown began.
Bureaucratic mess lays bare govt inefficiency
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/04/2020
» A future of less mobility? An accelerated pace of AI and robot applications? An economic slump greater than the Great Depression?
Govt falters in face of steep learning curve
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/04/2020
» As the coronavirus infections graph continues to climb, it's the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's learning curve that has managed to remain flat.
Virus blunders see govt bobbing and weaving
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/03/2020
» A big round of applause from people around the country can lift the spirits of doctors and nurses fighting against the coronavirus outbreak. But what use is this gesture when they don't have the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Time running out on govt virus act
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/03/2020
» The Prayut government’s performance against Covid-19 has been so uninspiring a netizen recently posted: “When I feel down, I listen to Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong and pretend that he was speaking to me.”