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Anti-torture bill overdue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2021
» If there was ever a law that could deal with the notorious case of "Joe Ferrari" and the other policemen charged with torturing a drug suspect to death it would be the possible promulgation of the draft bill on the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act.
Time for cops to come clean
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2021
» The Royal Thai Police should have seen an image boost after so quickly rounding up seven policemen accused of killing a drug suspect in custody. Unfortunately, the post-arrest press conference on Thursday night only served to reinforce the negative stereotypes that haunt Thai law enforcement.
Cops need to clean up act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) chief deserve praise for their fast reaction to the shocking case of a group of policemen accused of murdering a drug suspect with a plastic bag. Yet they need to do more than just arrest the culprits and put them on trial.
GPO must act fast on ATKs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2021
» The cabinet motion yesterday on the problematic procurement of home-use rapid antigen test kits (ATKs) proves one thing. The prime minister -- who has crafted thirty articles of legislation relating to Covid with his own hands since March -- cannot use his power and leadership to defuse the conflict that has erupted at a time when society needs his guidance the most.
Covid self-test kit woes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/08/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health has made the right move with its policy of providing 8.5 million free Covid antigen self-testing kits to the public. The kits offer some hope for efforts to contain the pandemic. They will enable early detection and timely treatment -- keys to reducing serious illness while protecting the healthcare system from collapsing.
Act now on favipiravir
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2021
» Access to medicine can make a life-and-death difference amid the Covid-19 emergency. The government cannot afford to fail in the crucial mission of securing enough of the antiviral medication favipiravir to cover the rapid increase of patients.
Covid rules prolong crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2021
» Untimely bureaucratic procedures and regulations have become key obstacles against efforts to save people's lives amid the worsening Covid-19 crisis.
NACC must fix Boss saga
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2021
» It has been nine years since the scandalous hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya first made headlines. Mr Vorayuth, a scion of the family behind the Red Bull empire, was charged over the fatal 2012 hit-and-run case and fled the country in 2017.
Academy leads way
News, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2021
» The Chulabhorn Royal Academy's procurement of one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine as an "alternative vaccine" for the country should be use as a model for the government in securing more such alternative vaccines.
Mass parole no solution
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2021
» The rapid Covid-19 transmission in state prisons, like any cluster infections in Thailand, might have been expected.