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No room for Phuket lapses
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2021
» The Phuket Sandbox is set to be a high-stakes experiment to test the waters and see if the government's plan to reopen the country by October will ever see the light of day.
Slum cluster was avoidable
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2021
» After the experiences of the Samut Sakhon and Thong Lor outbreaks, there was a clear expectation that state authorities would now be better prepared to prevent clusters of infections getting out of hand. Yet, the emerging Klong Toey cluster proves the opposite to be the case.
Don't reject private help
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2021
» The government has announced a new plan to procure 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to cover 50 million people by the end of the year, up from the 65 million doses it had originally planned to procure.
Covid spreaders should own up
News, Editorial, Published on 25/04/2021
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thinks his national address on Friday night will restore public confidence in the government's handling of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections, he is dead wrong.
High road toll a blow
News, Editorial, Published on 14/04/2021
» Numerous deaths and injuries related to road accidents over the past three days, almost half way into the extra holidays during the Songkran festival, once again attest to the fact the government's approach to tackling the road toll is of no use.
Clear EV plan is a must
News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2021
» The government is moving in the right direction after it announced that it will hasten the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and the development of supporting infrastructure. The move should be applauded, despite the fact the plan is steeped in challenges which will require clear action plans to succeed.
One vaccine isn't enough
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2021
» As Germany, France, Spain and Italy continue to temporarily halt the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine over a few incidents of blood clotting, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha led members of his cabinet to take the shot yesterday.
High time to end land row
News, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2021
» The government has made yet another promise to end the prolonged land conflict between the Karen villagers in the upper Bang Kloi village in Phetchaburi's Kaeng Krachan National Park and state authorities.
RTAF needs to slim down
News, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2021
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces' (RTAF) decision to cut back on the number of generals in its ranks is a good move that will make it more efficient. However, no matter how good a plan is, it won't succeed without serious execution.
Vaccines must be safe
News, Editorial, Published on 11/01/2021
» In a race to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, every country is trying to secure as many vaccines as it can, as soon as possible. Thailand is no different.