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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.
FFP was singled out
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/03/2020
» Re: "It's not just about FFP", (PostBag, March 12). Khun Piya Samyan defends the Constitutional Court dissolving the Future Forward Party, because "it did violate the law regarding acquisition of income". This is about the "rule of law that is equally applied to all". I fully agree with Khun Piya that the law must be applied without fear or favour -- for if not, the government would be weaponising the law to slay its enemies, so to speak.
Cost of monopoly
News, Postbag, Published on 11/03/2020
» Re: "CP Group lands $10bn Tesco deal", (Business, March 10).
Think more of earth
News, Postbag, Published on 24/01/2020
» Re: "SEC comes at cost to locals", (Editorial, Jan 23).
Let's talk about sex
News, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2020
» "The Edutainment Continues", (Life, Jan 21), reveals something strange about the human condition; that one of the two most important experiences in life are taboo topics for social discourse and education. Everybody arrives here through sex, and everyone will die. These two factors are the only true common denominators about existence shared by all.
Business as usual...
News, Postbag, Published on 26/12/2019
» Re: "In 'proxy crisis' land, it's all got so absurd", (Opinion, Dec 24).
Dynamism needed
News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2019
» I don't look forward to street demonstrations, but it has become apparent that our leaders don't have the mindset necessary to face the challenges that are facing Thailand.
Lawless lawmakers
News, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2019
» Re: "More MPs face land scrutiny", (BP, Dec 10).
Bureau-crazy's fault
News, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2019
» Re: "Chemical drama shows it's time for agency detox,'' (Opinion, Dec 5).
Protecting Pareena
News, Postbag, Published on 16/11/2019
» Re: "Pareena saga a test of land reform resolve", (Opinion, Nov 15).