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Marina madness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2024
» Re: "Samui cruise terminal gets govt support", (BP, April 8).
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Hydro washout
News, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2021
» Re: "China has thousands of hydropower projects it doesn't want", (BP, Aug 21).
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Don't buy into it
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/08/2020
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was wise enough to turn over our physical health to the care of doctors at the beginning of the pandemic. Now it seems to me would be a good time for him to turn over our economic health to the economists so they can tell us whether the purchase of these submarines is a worthwhile investment or not. I would especially like to know what the minister of finance thinks about this.
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Put Thais before THAI
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2020
» I fully agree with Chartchai Parasuk in his June 18 article that "Thai Airways will require 100 billion baht to make up for past and future losses. Without an initial cash bailout, it is almost pointless to discuss business restructuring.
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Why close the parks?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/04/2020
» Over the past month, hundreds of people -- especially the elderly -- jogged in Benjakiti Park daily and thousands in Lumpini Park. At this time, it is important for people, especially elderly people, to get lots of sunshine and exercise.
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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.
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Doubleplusgood?
News, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2019
» Re: "Orwellian Thailand", (PostBag, June 20).
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Shame on Democrats
News, Postbag, Published on 28/05/2019
» All the ambivalence and paradoxes of recent Thai politics cannot be conceived of as linear processes, as Thais are confronted with a consolidation of the power constellation and the democratisation of powerlessness.
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Too much of a threat
News, Postbag, Published on 27/04/2019
» Re: "FFP leader risks the chop as MP", (BP, April 24).
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Explaining Thainess
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2017
» As the final farewell observance for the late King Bhumibol takes place, it seems necessary to provide a few explanations about Thailand to foreigners, so they may gain more understanding of the Thai people, as well as our traditions, attitudes and philosophy.
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