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Six months post-coup: 'We only have ourselves'
Oped, Published on 31/07/2021
» You pause before picking up a call from an unknown phone number. You're ready to change plans in a second if explosions occur in your area or soldiers show up. When going out, you may delete the Facebook app from your phone, lest you get stopped by soldiers wanting to check your posts. If you have Covid-19 symptoms, you look for an antigen test kit before trying to get an RT-PCR test or go to hospital.
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Vaccine alone no cure for Covid's ills
News, Editorial, Published on 11/07/2021
» As strategic areas of the kingdom enter a new round of harsh restrictions over the recent spike in coronavirus infections tomorrow, one must remember that it is the people who will end up hurting the most, and it is up to all of us to help the kingdom recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A digital bridge to much better social support
News, Published on 20/06/2021
» For all its devastation, the Covid-19 crisis does have a silver lining: it has shone a spotlight on important policy lapses -- beginning with the lack of social protection for the world's two billion informal workers. But addressing this failure will require more than social programmes; it will also require governments to bridge the digital divide.
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Expats fear jabs are not for them
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2021
» As Covid cases and the death toll in Thailand steeply climbs, Dr Opas Kankawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, on Thursday came out to pacify fears of the foreign community in Thailand -- at last.
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Boost opportunities, not handouts
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/05/2021
» By every standard, Oui is a quintessentially street smart and hardworking Klong Toey resident. She was born in a shanty of the Klong Toey slum -- known as the first slum in the capital.
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As cases rise, so should awareness
Oped, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 16/04/2021
» With the Songkran celebrations this year becoming subdued from the surging third wave of Covid-19 infections, deemed by health authorities as 10 times worse than last year's outbreak, efforts at controlling the spread of the virus are underway with contact tracing, health surveillance, compulsory quarantining, and lockdowns.
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Myanmar's digital regime foreshadows SE Asia
News, Published on 15/03/2021
» The throttling of internet freedoms in the wake of Myanmar's coup is the latest in a distinct trend toward digital authoritarianism in Southeast Asia. Attacks on the internet are rising, including countrywide shutdowns and targeting of conflict zones.
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Real access is key to women's participation
News, Published on 01/03/2021
» Almost one month separates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb 11 and the International Women's Day on March 8, but the two are becoming increasingly related, if not in time at least in the achievements they want to mark. The former was established in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly to encourage more girls and women to pursue studies and careers in science and technology. The latter celebrates the achievements of women in social, cultural, economic and political fields and advance gender parity. But these achievements will struggle to progress without increased participation of women in science, technology and innovation, especially in a highly digitalised post-pandemic world.
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Use satellite tech for farmers in crisis
Oped, Published on 10/02/2021
» Ask any Thai rice farmer to describe government assistance when they are hit with natural disasters. Their answers will most likely be the same: Too little, too late.
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3 narratives for smart liveable cities, post-Covid
Oped, Published on 11/02/2021
» Cities are home to most of the world's population and where problems and solutions meet. They are centres of economic growth and innovation. However, the high concentration of people and economic activities in cities make them most vulnerable to various disasters, epidemics and pandemics. In several countries, the Covid-19 pandemic emerged from the cities and spread to rural areas via peri-urban and transport corridors. In Southeast and South Asia, around 70% of all reported infections are in urban areas. Furthermore, cities consume much of the national electricity and account for more than 60% of global carbon emissions. National efforts to successfully limit global warming hinge on cities. As a result, the decisions made by city mayors can have direct and immediate impacts on the health of people and the planet -- perhaps more than national or international policies.
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