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    Sri Lanka debt overhaul harms older women

    Oped, Published on 26/01/2024

    » The World Bank's Women, Business, and the Law Index has documented a persistent gender pension gap in rich and poor countries. This is partly because of gender-based legal disparities, such as lower mandatory retirement age for women and the lack of pension credit for periods of childcare. Because women have shorter working lives, earn less, and have a longer life expectancy than men, they often receive lower benefits, which must last longer. But the problem is most acute in low- and middle-income countries. Around two-thirds of the world's population aged 60 and older live in the developing world, and that share is projected to rise to 80% by 2050. And, as Sri Lanka's recent restructuring has shown, the mounting sovereign debt crisis threatens to erode retirement savings further, pushing even more older women into poverty.

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    Hole in haze narrative

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2024

    » Re: "PM to submit dust control plan to court", (BP, Jan 22).

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    Help the homeless

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/01/2024

    » The brutal killing of Buaphan Tansu by five teenagers in Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district highlights just how vulnerable homeless people are, regardless of whether they have a mental illness, and the need for the state to provide them with better protection.

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    Klity Creek revisited

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/01/2024

    » Despite a court victory for cleanup efforts and an investment of over 800 million baht of taxpayers' money to rid Klity Creek of toxic lead sediment, the creek remains as polluted as ever.

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    Myanmar must fully implement 5PC

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/01/2024

    » All credible sources indicate that since Operation 1027 was launched at the end of October, the State Administration Council (SAC) has lost approximately 469 military bases in various parts of Myanmar.

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    It looks impractical

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/01/2024

    » Re: "Bridge of disinterest", (PostBag, Jan 18) & "PM in Davos for WEF", and "4 MFP MPs quit bridge panel", (BP, Jan 15).

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    Better jobs for youths

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/01/2024

    » Re: "Strategy to achieve tourism targets revealed", (Business, Jan 18).

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    Global rate-cut debate unfolding

    News, Daniel Moss, Published on 19/01/2024

    » From villains to heroes. If there's one theme that has dominated markets in the opening days of the year, it's been breathless speculation about which central bank will cut interest rates first and by how much: It's no longer if but when. There's little doubt that borrowing costs will be lower in many key economies well before the end of 2024. Even the notoriously hawkish Bundesbank is on board.

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    14th-floor saga

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/01/2024

    » Re: "Don't call Thaksin an inmate, says Corrections Dept", (BP, Jan 16). The saga surrounding Thaksin Shinawatra has reached higher than the 14th floor of the Police Hospital, where he is being treated for multiple ailments, including claustrophobia, which he could get if he were languishing in a small prison cell.

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    Govt must plug its leaks

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/01/2024

    » The ambition of the Srettha government is not limited to megaprojects such as the Land Bridge or promoting the value of so-called "soft power".

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