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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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New green frontier
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/11/2021
» At COP26 in Glasgow, China joined hands with more than 40 wealthy and developing nations -- including Japan, South Korea and India -- to launch the Breakthrough Agenda, aiming to accelerate the development and deployment of clean technologies and sustainable solutions.
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Shooting messengers won't solve crisis
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/08/2021
» Thailand is doing better than other countries in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic. We have several thousand cases and more than 100 deaths a day. But the government led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can handle the situation effectively, and you all can trust his dream team. Everyone can easily access testing and vaccines. No one dies on the street. No one is left behind in a severe health condition.
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Public trust in govt is quickly eroding
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 05/07/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic chaos has worsened in Bangkok and its vicinity in the past week. With the rise of cases, the arrival of new variants, dubious vaccine deliveries and a lack of hospital ICU beds, people are becoming more infuriated about how the government is handling the Covid situation.
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'Penguin' dares to dream of better things
Oped, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/05/2021
» I have met political activist Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak twice in my career as a journalist. The first was five years ago when Parit was a precocious high school student at Triam Udom Suksa, a well-known high school in Bangkok. At that time, he had launched a campaign against the Thai education system that teaches students to be submissive.
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Embracing change
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/04/2021
» Ernst Coppens loves dynamics -- anything unexpected and exciting.
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Tech for everyone
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/02/2021
» For many people, seeing a lot of old people in a hospital is something expected, even mundane. But for Dr Kanapon Phumratprapin, it was a challenge that he wanted to help solve.
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Healthy outlook
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/01/2021
» 2005 was a turning point, and also a heartbreaking year for Mihai Irimescu. When his mother passed away after years of battling cancer, he began to approach life with a new sense of purpose. One result was a decision to switch his career focus from telecoms and information technology to healthcare.
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Covid vaccine progress needs investment
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/01/2021
» In normal times, a vaccine is a health product that works its way to protect a person from a disease. But in the age of "new normal", vaccines can define a country's development level.
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Ripe time to push for pension reforms
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/07/2020
» A worker on a daily wage can hardly make ends meet, so what kind of a life can he or she expect to have after retiring? Not a very good one, I'm afraid.
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