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Covid success coming at a heavy price
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 17/07/2020
» It was a matter of time before the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha became a victim of its own misguided success in handling the coronavirus pandemic. By presiding over a public mindset of "zero" local virus infections, the government raised unrealistic expectations at a high price. The fiasco that transpired in Rayong last week, when an infected Egyptian air force official was allowed to roam in a shopping mall and thereby fuelled fears of "second wave" infections, should serve as a wake-up call for an overdue change in virus-fighting strategy.
Soldier slip-up unforgivable
News, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2020
» While the government and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) keep warning the public to "not let their guard down" in order to prevent a second wave of infections, it is becoming evident that state agencies are the ones failing to strictly abide by anti-coronavirus measures.
The greatest test
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/04/2020
» Songkran is strange this year. There will be no water war where people dowse buckets of water on each other to cool off from the summer heat. We are encouraged to stay home and not to visit our old parents. Or if we do, we have to stay at least 2m away from them.
Virus exposes economic fragility
News, Guy Ryder, Published on 27/03/2020
» The human dimensions of the Covid-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future will be affected -- economic, social and developmental. Our response must be urgent, coordinated and on a global scale, and should immediately deliver help to those most in need.
Shield workers from shutdown slump
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/03/2020
» As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Thailand almost reached 600 on Sunday, the government is ramping up preventive measures, such as banning mass gatherings and social distancing. Over the weekend, Bangkok and several other provinces shut down public places and cut down services.
Can economy weather Covid-19 storm?
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 27/02/2020
» As of Wednesday, there were 80,991 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus known as Covid-19, spread across 41 countries and territories. But explaining health issues is not the purpose of this article. I will leave that to medical and infection experts. The purpose here is to determine the economic impacts of the spread of Covid-19, particularly on the Thai economy.
Virus-induced racism does no one any good
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/02/2020
» As the novel coronavirus spread from the Chinese city of Wuhan across the country and to other continents, a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment has surfaced around the world.
Silencing the youth
News, Postbag, Published on 14/12/2019
» Well, let's see. This week we learned that the permafrost in the Arctic is thawing much faster than was anticipated which is going to lead to a faster rise of sea levels than we had anticipated.
Tackling Thailand's food-waste crisis
News, Published on 23/10/2019
» When one-third of all food produced globally is thrown away while nearly one billion people go hungry, food waste is not only a moral travesty, it's also a crime against nature.
Sinister tirades
News, Postbag, Published on 18/10/2019
» Re: "Silly conspiracy theories fall flat with young folk", (Opinion, Oct 17).