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Explain palm oil policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may retire from the army in several years, but he will always be at heart a military man. As such, under his leadership we have seen the growing footprint of soldiers in civilian society. Whenever there are floods, soldiers are deployed to help evacuate people. When the price of vegetables jumped earlier this month, soldiers grew coriander and chillies for distribution.
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Fuel tax cut needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2021
» The price of oil is a notorious headache for governments around the world. Now, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is reaching for the pill bottle with the global price of oil having risen sharply from US$20 per barrel last year to over $80 this week.
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Time to fix Oil Fuel Fund
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2021
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) announced yesterday that it would cap the price of diesel at 30 baht per litre. Such a move was inevitable and is welcomed despite many critics questioning whether it will really benefit consumers.
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Fuel U-turn unfortunate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2021
» The Energy Ministry's decision to delay the plan to replace gasohol 91 with E20 -- a mix of 20% ethanol and 80% unleaded gasoline 95 -- is bad news for the country's efforts to combat worsening air pollution, especially PM2.5 fine dust particles.
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Climate change salvation in a vat
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/12/2020
» We are putting a final end to the fossil era," said Denmark's climate minister, Dan Jorgensen, last week. What he meant was that the European Union's biggest oil and gas producer is officially getting out of the petrochemical business after 80 years.
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Public access vital to fight graft
Oped, Bundit Kertbundit, Published on 11/06/2020
» The cabinet recently green-lighted measures on the school lunch programme for when classes resume in July.
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Govt gifts are of little worth
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2019
» Like previous governments before it, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has come up with a raft of "seasonal gifts" to make people happy during the festive period, starting this week.
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Palm oil price hike is unwise
News, Editorial, Published on 17/06/2019
» Despite good intentions, the Department of Internal Trade's (DIT) latest move to instruct retailers to mark up prices of cooking palm oil aimed at boosting palm nut prices is imprudent.
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Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/12/2018
» 'Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made," wrote Immanuel Kant in 1784. It is still true.
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Can't use madman theory for trade
News, David Fickling, Published on 02/08/2018
» Let's make a deal: I'll sell you a can of soda for a dollar.
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