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Cracks in state health system
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2025
» The resignation of six medical interns from a rural Bueng Kan provincial hospital this month has again raised concerns about systematic problems in state hospitals.
Licence mystery
Postbag, Published on 24/09/2023
» Re: "Small hotels urged to get a licence", (BP, Sept 11).
Talking sense with the Taliban?
Oped, John J Metzler, Published on 02/02/2023
» It seems like a profound contradiction; trying to convince Afghanistan's Taliban authorities to accept foreign humanitarian help for their own starving population. Thus as beleaguered Afghan civilians endure a brutal winter, the sanctimonious Islamic fundamentalist regime in Kabul has largely restricted international aid agencies because they employ women.
End rule by decree
News, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2022
» Thailand has lifted many entry barriers for tourists, allowed people to remove face masks in open-air places, ended midnight closing of nightlife entertainment venues and let almost all activities resume.
End decree or face suspicion
News, Editorial, Published on 16/02/2022
» The government has been vocal about downgrading Covid-19 and the right for people to receive emergency treatment anywhere but completely silent on the emergency decree that has been in use for almost two years.
Is govt's bet on jabs over tests doomed to fail?
News, Published on 05/10/2021
» Is the government again repeating the mistake of putting all of its eggs into one basket as it embarks on the next stage of the Covid-19 fight?
Precious forests
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/09/2021
» Re: "NEB backs EIA on river diversion" (BP, Sept 16).
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.
Mixed messages
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/06/2021
» Re: "Disparity worsens ocean pollution," (Opinion, June 9).
Pandemic will leave deep scars in world economy
News, Enda Curran & Simon Kennedy, Published on 19/04/2021
» Just as some patients recovering from Covid-19 suffer long-lasting symptoms, it's becoming clear that the same will be true for the global economy once this year's V-shaped rebound fades.