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Short-term thinking
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2024
» Re: "Govt vows cut in energy prices", (BP, Jan 2). Instead of temporarily cutting energy prices, PM Srettha should heed Lao Tzu's wise words: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." For example, Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is mulling subsidising oil for farmers. But when the handout ends, farmers will revert to their old ways.
No adjusting the data
News, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2016
» Based on the size and scope of the Panama Papers leak and the fact that it will keep investigators busy for years, it undoubtedly deserves the acronym PPL.