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An Oregon project helping youths
News, Published on 02/01/2024
» Last year saw a stream of dismal headlines about kids' mental health. Children and teens in the US are struggling with higher levels of depression and anxiety. Rates of suicides and eating disorders are on the rise. But now there's reason to be hopeful: an ambitious experiment in Oregon could point the way to a novel solution.
Breaking the cycle of teen pregnancy
Oped, Published on 29/03/2023
» A 17-year-old mother called Nim made headlines in early March after she allegedly dumped her infant's corpse into a river, causing public outrage.
Is 2023 set to be a tipping point?
Oped, Published on 04/01/2023
» It's that time of year to gaze into the crystal snow globe and try to see the stories on the horizon which will affect the New Year. Our world remains an increasingly tumultuous place, and the tragedy of expanding conflicts is only surpassed by the waves of refugees fleeing those troubles.
Our reopening looms, but are we really ready?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/10/2021
» The country is set to reopen in two weeks but only two million, affordable rapid test kits have been made available and through only eight retail outlets of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), all located in Bangkok.
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.
Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine will never find peace
News, Published on 30/01/2021
» The Yasukuni Shrine is an island of calm in an otherwise bustling city. Mature pines and cypress trees surround it, screening it from Tokyo's relentless traffic noise. Shady walkways, sacred ponds and dozens of cherry trees make it a public haven for the many Japanese people who come here to honour their ancestors.
Government still plays the virus blame game
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/01/2021
» Almost three weeks after the first Covid infection in a Samut Sakhon seafood market was detected, the government still plays the blame game, with migrant workers as a convenient target. Am I surprised?
Patronage may end up costing us dear
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/01/2021
» Thais should have enjoyed and celebrated the arrival of the New Year, but many have stayed at home and celebrated quietly with their love ones instead, not knowing this time around how long it will take before this second wave of Covid-19 will be contained. Forget about the economic recovery or the ambitious plan of turning Thailand into a safe haven for foreign tourists wanting to escape the contagion.
The blame game won't cut it with Covid
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 29/12/2020
» Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), was right in pleading for tolerance and empathy amid anti-Myanmar hate speech and discrimination after the recent surge of new infections centred around Samut Sakhon shrimp market.
'New normal' of eating must be practical
Oped, Published on 24/06/2020
» Eating out with friends and families, once a happy occasion, has now become like an adventure as the joy is laced by constant health safety concerns, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic that refuses to go away.