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Listen to the science
News, Postbag, Published on 22/08/2021
» Re: "Blueprint on how to communicate on climate change," (Opinion, Aug 20).
Let's be objective
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/07/2021
» Re: "Eatery edict non-essential", (Editorial, July 28).
Closures to backfire?
News, Postbag, Published on 28/06/2021
» Re: "Capital avoids total lockdown", and "Giving us a break", (BP and PostBag, June, 26).
A monopoly, for sure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/11/2020
» Re: "A more unequal society than ever before", (Opinion, Nov 14).
Unlawful is okay too
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/08/2020
» It has become commonplace to read in Thailand's newspapers that the students must abide by the law, not break the rules, show respect and not cross the line.
Home truths needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/05/2020
» It is hard to see how any Thai institution that respects the wise teachings of the Buddha could oppose a call to "search for the truth", (Editorial, May 14).
Graft greetings?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/04/2020
» Immigration in Surat Thani is disregarding all corona containment rules and has hundreds of tourists and expats seek visa renewals in mass gatherings.
Meltdown is coming
News, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2020
» It is evident the ISPs in Thailand are unprepared for the number of users now trying to keep informed while at home. As more and more businesses close, or require employees to work at home, the available bandwidth and servers cannot cope with these increasing numbers.
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.