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Brazil's Lula throws Brics at the US dollar
Oped, Published on 22/04/2023
» The writing was on the wall. But when Brazil's left-wing president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva visited China recently, he flamboyantly underscored economic and security ties between Latin America's largest democracy and the world's largest dictatorship. Significantly he took steps to decouple much of Brazil's vibrant commerce from using the US dollar and shifting the trade instead to the Chinese currency, the yuan.
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Clean energy key to Thai climate goals
Oped, Published on 15/02/2023
» Thailand has vowed to reach net-zero emissions by 2065, but without taking action against its biggest polluter -- the energy sector -- its promise will fall flat.
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Get your own gifts!
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/12/2022
» Re: "Dept set to inspect NY gift baskets" (BP, Dec 19).
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Averting debt disaster in the developing world
Oped, Published on 02/09/2022
» Many developing countries are teetering on the edge of a debt crisis, with the Covid-19 pandemic, soaring food and energy costs, and the monetary tightening of major economies all threatening to push them over. But the international community has yet to do what is necessary to pull at-risk countries back from the brink.
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Lottery needs a proper fix
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2022
» It appeared as a happy ending for struggling lottery vendors who decided to end a rally after their demands for government assistance in securing a quota of cheaper tickets were met. However, only time will tell whether the vendors' plight will really be resolved.
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Be selective in field hospital admissions
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/04/2021
» With the surge of new Covid-19 cases, the government is frantically establishing field hospitals nationwide as demand for hospital beds outgrows supply.
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Time for drug policy rethink
News, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2021
» The deaths of nine people last week from the overdose of a deadly "new" drug -- a combination of heroin, ketamine, methamphetamine and sleep medication -- is a shock.
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Futsal case doubts linger
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2020
» A small move by an activist on Friday has asked a big question of public prosecutors who need to prove their independence in a scandal case.
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Workers should have say in restart talks
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/04/2020
» When Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced during the government's Friday television programme that he would seek advice from top 20 Thai billionaires on how to overcome the economic crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the nation's jaw dropped.
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EC's teeth far too sharp
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2019
» The Election Commission's (EC) harsh decision related to the loan taken by the Future Forward Party (FFP) from its own leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit certainly raises questions about disproportionate punishment, if not downright double standards.
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