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Incomplete strategy
News, Postbag, Published on 28/03/2020
» There is an incompatibility between closing bars but not closing public transport, which raises the question of the effectiveness of the current measures that have been taken.
Fate is in our hands
News, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2020
» Re: "Govt to invoke emergency rule", (BP, March 25). The government has absolute power but it still lacks a clear and comprehensive strategy besides implementing a lockdown. We should follow South Korea, as "(it's) one of only two countries with large outbreaks, alongside China, to flatten the curve of new infections.
Facts trump ideology
News, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2020
» Re: "China replies", (PostBag, March 25).
Time to freeze loans
News, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2020
» In these critical times, it is essential that all financial institutions, such as banks, finance companies, and pawn shops, freeze all loans, covering both principal and interest, covering at least personal loans and those to SMEs, until the pandemic is declared over -- plus three months -- because millions of Thais live hand to mouth.
Mass testing best
News, Postbag, Published on 21/03/2020
» The most effective and cheapest way of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic will be to conduct mass testing of the population, as urged by eminent French infectious diseases expert Dr Didier Raoult. He has pointed out that cheaply mass produced testing equipment is already available and is being used effectively in South Korea. Countries, including Thailand, should build up this mass testing capability as fast as it can and test as many people as possible. That way it will be possible to isolate only those who test positive and it also makes it possible to treat those who start showing symptoms early which boosts the chance of a favourable outcome for them. This will be far more effective than locking down entire populations of people who are not infected and causing a massive economic dislocation in the process. In Thailand's case, it may cost US$325 million (10.5 billion baht) to test the entire population, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to the $8 billion cost of a 5% decline in GDP.
Border blunder
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/03/2020
» Re: “Prayut calls for calm amid growing virus fears”, (Online, March 15).
Privatise THAI
News, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2020
» Let's turn Thai Airways' chronic losses into an opportunity to privatise entirely.
Righteous anger
News, Postbag, Published on 29/02/2020
» Re: "PM 'understands' students, warns them against bias", (BP, Feb 27). Like me, I suspect that the patriotic Thai students protesting for a better future for their nation did a double take when the PM piously intoned that "The most important thing is the law".
Unfounded beliefs
News, Postbag, Published on 22/02/2020
» Re: "Historic ruling offers pro-choice hope", (Opinion, Feb 21).
Army can't reform itself
News, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2020
» Re: "Underpinnings of a Thai mass shooting", (Opinion, Feb 14).