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Not data-driven
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2026
» Re: "Harnessing data to boost road safety", (BP, Feb 17). Your special report today highlights a government initiative to tap into Japanese data collection in an effort to reduce the catastrophic number of people killed on Thai roads every year.
Flood response ideas
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/11/2025
» Re: "When flood warnings come too late", (Opinion, Nov 29).
Market malaise
Postbag, Published on 08/11/2025
» Re: "Foreigners continue exodus from Thai stock exchange", (Business, Nov 6).
A sitting target
Postbag, Published on 15/09/2025
» Re: "Canal project has potential", (PostBag, Sept 14) & "Land bridge a disaster in waiting", (Editorial, June 22).
Hospice funds scandal takes toll
Editorial, Published on 17/08/2025
» In the 1990s, when Aids meant abandonment and death, Wat Phrabat Nam Phu in Lop Buri opened its gates to the sick and dying. Abbot Phra Alongkot Tikkapanyo gave them food, shelter, and care. It was a noble mission in fearful times.
Unprejudiced healthcare
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2025
» It's a universal principle that hospitals must be free of discrimination. Unfortunately, this seems not to be the case for Ubon Ratchathani-based Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital, which has decided not to provide any medical services to Cambodians.
Life in a flu bubble
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/05/2025
» Re: "Covid cases hit 33k last week", (BP, May 19) & "Covid alert as six die last week,' (BP, May 13).
The role of hydrogen in clean power
Oped, Chakorn Loetnithat, Published on 14/05/2025
» On a hot afternoon in Chanthaburi province's Koh Jik, a small island striving for 100% renewable energy, a new power system is being tested. The goal? To see if hydrogen can keep the lights on when there's no sun or wind.
Refugees face deepening crisis
Editorial, Published on 16/02/2025
» US President Donald Trump's abrupt suspension of USAID funding has left more than 80,000 refugees in Thailand adrift without essential medical care. Clinics have shut their doors. Medicines are running out. Lives are now hanging in the balance.
Fighting maternal mortality's toll
News, Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet, Published on 02/12/2024
» No mother should give her own life to give life to another. Unfortunately, preventing maternal mortality remains a persistent global challenge. The third United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) commits countries to reduce their maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. At the current pace, the world is projected to fall far short of this target, resulting in more than one million additional, overwhelmingly preventable deaths.