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  • OPINION

    Don't forget mental health

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/12/2023

    » News that public prosecutors rejected a police investigation into the October Siam Paragon shooting that involved a 14-year-old suspect is the latest twist to a much-watched case that has unnerved the whole country.

  • OPINION

    Improve care for the elderly in Asia

    News, Published on 04/12/2023

    » In the delicate balance between the greying demographic landscape and the economic pulse of Asia, a pressing challenge looms large: the continent is ageing at an unprecedented pace.

  • OPINION

    Understanding the mindset of green growth

    Oped, Published on 10/10/2023

    » Everyone needs a foil, and for many who are focused on climate and sustainability, economic growth -- capitalism -- is a convenient target. This is understandable. Economic expansion is the quintessential capitalist imperative, but infinite material growth on a finite planet is physically impossible. Hence the rise of "degrowth", "agrowth", "post-growth", and other concepts that have emerged to underpin seemingly sophisticated criticisms of the "standard" economic model.

  • OPINION

    New take on Mother's Day

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2023

    » This week, Anubarn Sri That -- an elementary school in northeastern Udon Thani province -- grabbed media headlines and garnered praise from people for its surprising decision to cancel its usual Mother's Day celebration.

  • OPINION

    Incompatible views

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/07/2023

    » Re: "Bill Gates as PM", (PostBag, July 8) and "Pita pleads for support ahead of crucial votes in parliament", (BP, July 9).

  • OPINION

    Asean must reengage with Myanmar

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/05/2023

    » Indonesian President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, was frank in saying that no progress had been made over the Myanmar crisis at the latest Asean summit in Labuan Bajo during a press conference after the event. Apparently, he was disappointed that the chair's efforts did not make the desirable outcome under his watch.

  • OPINION

    The food crisis is much bigger than Ukraine

    Oped, Published on 24/08/2022

    » Russia's blockade of Ukrainian food shipments and the potential loss of Ukrainian harvests due to disruptions from the war have dominated headlines in recent months. Between February and June, global wheat prices surged by more than 60%, fuelling humanitarian concerns and warnings from international development agencies about food insecurity in African and Asian countries.

  • OPINION

    No incentive

    News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2022

    » Re: "Foreign ownership conundrum," (Business, July 29).

  • OPINION

    Ganja guidelines

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2022

    » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government has no need to reverse the decriminalisation of cannabis, as demanded by groups of doctors and medical personnel, which would certainly cause public confusion.

  • OPINION

    China's wall of public-health distrust

    News, Published on 13/06/2022

    » China's urban populations have been enduring some of the most intense infection-prevention measures of the Covid-19 pandemic. For 60 straight days, Shanghai's 27 million residents were forced into a strict lockdown -- and they were not alone. During the peak of the Omicron BA.2 wave in the past two months, 45 cities with a total of 373 million people were under some sort of lockdown. That is more than the combined populations of the United States (329.5 million) and Canada (38 million), and 83% of the population of the European Union (447 million).

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