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Hamas exploits humanitarian aid
Oped, Published on 01/08/2025
» Across Gaza, humanitarian aid is urgently needed. Yet much of it fails to reach the people for whom it is intended. Instead, international assistance is routinely hijacked by Hamas -- a reality enabled by the troubling complicity of the United Nations.
Spot-on words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2024
» Re: "No more excuses", (PostBag, Dec 26) and "Shrinking the naughty list", (Editorial, Dec 24).
Consider nature
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/11/2024
» Re: "1 more dead dugong found", (BP, Nov 19).
How to enforce climate deals with trade measures
Oped, Published on 06/02/2024
» Casual observers of the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) can be forgiven for attributing high stakes to the event.
Pass clean air bill now
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/12/2023
» PM2.5 returns again this year, with a critical surge reported in the capital city. Even so, there is a reason for people to be optimistic as the government is determined to have the much-awaited clean air legislation drawn up next year.
Getting historic renovations right
Oped, Atch Sreshthaputra, Published on 09/11/2023
» There has been some good news about the conservation of heritage architecture in Thailand in recent years -- but bad news as well. First, the good part: our society is waking up to the value of heritage. Despite little public funding and weak legal protection, some old buildings and sites are being conserved. Many people, companies and institutions throughout the nation now recognise that preserving our historic architectural resources improves our economy, communities and quality of life.
World must learn from Covid-19
Oped, Published on 12/07/2023
» Some 194 countries are currently negotiating the world’s first pandemic accord. Born out of our lessons in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, governments have agreed that we need effective mechanisms and measures in place to be able to better prevent, prepare for and respond to the next big threat.
Facing up to dope changes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2022
» Delays to the second reading of the cannabis and hemp bill are just disheartening. Instead of giving the bill a chance, MPs, most of them from the Democrat and Pheu Thai parties, on Tuesday voted to suspend debate at the second reading. The bill now goes back to the committee that has already spent three months revising the bill, for another round of changes.
Shake up police
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/08/2021
» Re: "Police need to clean up act," (Editorial, Aug 25).
Truth via debate
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2021
» Re: "PM orders ban on 'fake news'," (BP, July 30).