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A better digital future
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/09/2020
» The coronavirus quarantine period turned out to be a productive time for Aliya, a 35-year-old interior designer based in Bangkok.
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Reckless development sows seeds of disaster
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/08/2018
» As monsoon rains have struck the Mekong region recently, some countries have been hit hard by flooding. These disasters reflect the fact that the region's development projects have not fully recognised climate change impacts and so lack plans to deal with them.
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Giving flood victims a far bigger say
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/11/2017
» Despite the severity of the floods that have affected hundreds of thousands of people in the provinces, the plight of the people affected seems to gain little media coverage. Perhaps it's because the Bangkok-centric media is complacent as the capital is mostly dry, and city residents can live a normal life.
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A kerbside view of Thai politics
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/07/2017
» On the day the doors of Phitsanulok Mansion were opened for Chalerm Changthongmadan, he felt his existence was recognised for the first time in his life.
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Carbon neutral quest
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/03/2022
» Setting net-zero targets has moved higher on many Asian corporate agendas.
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Govt must rethink Covid recovery plan
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/06/2021
» The House of Representatives' recent passing of a controversial loan decree should make the Thai government rethink its post-coronavirus recovery plan.
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Sharing the Mekong
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/03/2021
» "The Mekong River is the source of prosperity," an old saying goes, and it was once true for Pongsak Saitongmart. The 69-year-old former fisherman and his family of five largely depended on income from fishing and a vegetable farm fed by water from the Mekong.
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Digital divide leaves poor out of scheme
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/09/2020
» As the Thai economy has yet to recover from the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government is once again resorting to cash handouts to boost domestic consumption.
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It's now time to scrutinise govt 'aid' packages
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/06/2020
» The severe economic downturn caused by state lockdown measures seems to give the Prayut Chan-o-cha government a mandate for a quick spending spree on myriad rehabilitation programmes and economic stimulus packages aimed at accelerating the post-pandemic recovery.
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Despair for the 'lockdown generation'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/06/2020
» Fin and Ploen, a young Thai couple I've known for some time, graduated with bachelor's degrees in Chinese language last year. Their dreams are simple: having jobs, saving some money and travelling the world. But the Covid-19 outbreak that made the lockdown inevitable has shattered their dreams.
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