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Does religious freedom trump animal welfare?
Oped, Peter Singer, Published on 16/03/2024
» Last month, the European Court of Human Rights decided a case, The Executive Committee of Muslims of Belgium and Others v. Belgium, that required balancing religious freedom and animal welfare.
Some 2023 tales you may have missed
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/12/2023
» It is customary at this time of the year for PostScript to look back at some of the major happenings of the last 12 months. But we will have a change this year because the news has been far too depressing. So instead we will examine some of the not-so-major happenings of 2023 that you might have missed amongst all the gloom and doom. They may not be particularly significant but are a lot more fun than the grim stuff we read every day.
The growing challenge of plastic for Thailand
Oped, Chris Oestereich, Diane Archer & Istvan Rado, Published on 13/05/2023
» The first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was patented in 1907 by Belgian chemist, Leo Baekeland. Bakelite was used in a variety of iconic products in the first half of the 20th century, but the overall use of plastic was then inconsequential in comparison to what followed.
Well, at least 2023 shouldn't be boring
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/01/2023
» We are only halfway through the first month of 2023 and on the local news front we have already been treated to enough controversies, allegations and head-scratching explanations to keep us going for the entire year. For comic relief there is even a hint of a sex scandal.
World needs climate accountability
Oped, Mary Robinson, Published on 01/03/2022
» It has been 30 years since world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro and agreed on a set of measures to start the global mobilisation against human-caused climate change and to meet the imperative of a more sustainable development model. Their Rio Declaration affirmed that "human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature".
The peril of food-price inflation
Oped, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 19/01/2022
» The question of how best to control inflation is back on the economic policy agenda, and opinion is divided about how to address it. The mainstream view emphasises the need for tighter monetary policies and regards higher interest rates and reduced liquidity provision as justified, even if they dampen the fragile economic recovery now underway in many countries. Others argue that today's inflation is transitory, reflecting temporary supply bottlenecks and labour-market shifts, and will soon correct itself.
When protesters wore duffel coats
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/10/2020
» There seem to be daily protests going on around the world at the moment for multifarious reasons and it got me thinking about the first street demonstrations I witnessed first-hand in England as a teenager back in the Stone Age.
Electric scooters risk sparking fresh city brawls
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/06/2019
» Walking around Thonglor last week almost made me think for a moment that I wasn't in Bangkok. Sukhumvit seemed cool, as some commuters -- mostly expats and tourists -- zoomed about on electric standing scooters.
In defence of Trump
News, Postbag, Published on 11/06/2018
» Barry Kenyon's June 8 letter, "A coup redefined", is misguided, flawed, with an untrue comparison of President Donald Trump to, of all things, the Thai junta and Hun Sen.
Empty rituals
News, Published on 09/06/2018
» Re: "Buddha's path must guide reform of clergy", (Opinion, June 7).