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Early-onset cancer shift
News, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2025
» The death of 29-year-old Chiang Mai doctor Krittai Tanasombatkul from lung cancer at the end of 2023 was a wake-up call for Thailand's healthcare community.
Violence tests peace hopes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2025
» The escalating violence in the restive South in recent weeks is abominable. The random killings of almost a dozen people, mostly civilians, have seen the office of Chularajmontri -- the highest-ranking Thai Muslim cleric, who generally stays neutral -- joining condemnation of such acts.
Fine-tune visa policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2025
» In the wake of reports about the kidnapping of several Chinese citizens by scam syndicates operating across the border in Myanmar, Senator Wanchai Ekpornpich urged the government to urgently review Thailand's visa-free policy, which was recently expanded to include visitors from 93 countries and territories.
Clear Covid confusion
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2022
» If there's one thing that we can be sure of, it's that the Covid-19 pandemic is down, but not out.
Jobless data, not cherries
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2022
» The country's latest employment rate should give the government and public a sense of relief. However it is also breeding concern about whether the data is being cherry-picked to project an overly positive image of the state of the economy.
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.
Welcome to your prison vacation?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2021
» In four days, Phuket is set to officially reopen under the much heralded "Phuket sandbox" -- a tourism management test case for reviving the tourism industry. The restarting comes after 15 months of hiatus and welcomes back fully vaccinated tourists from low to medium-risk countries to its sun-kissed beaches and glitzy nightlife districts.