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Fair probe for 'ATK doctor'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/08/2025
» When Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, chair of the Rural Doctor Society, led a mission to help Bangkok combat the deadly Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 by providing ATK test kits, he won plaudits and awards from the government.
Why aid workers need protection
Oped, Pio Smith, Published on 20/08/2025
» From flood-hit villages in Nepal to conflict-affected areas in Myanmar, midwives, doctors and community responders save lives. These humanitarians are the first to arrive and the last to leave when a crisis strikes. They work in conflict zones, climate disaster areas and displacement camps, often with scarce resources and under constant threat of violence.
Wallet fraud?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2024
» Re: "10K wallet still 'to proceed'", (BP, Aug 22).
Not how I recall it
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2024
» Re: "Call to end alcohol ban", (BP, Jan 15). Is history being rewritten? 1972? In happier and somewhat simpler times, I was drinking or purchasing beer cheerfully during the afternoon back in the early 1980s and subsequently anywhere in Thailand.
A probe too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2023
» The Public Health Ministry's disciplinary probe against Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Songkhla's Saba Yoi Hospital and president of the Rural Doctors Society (RDS), heightens suspicions about whether the move is politically motivated.
Sex ed needs revamping
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2023
» Valentine's Day has become an event that policymakers and advocacy groups in Thailand use to launch campaigns against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and other gender issues. This year is no different.
Let's try composting
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/12/2022
» Re: "Hazy days to diminish 10% if new PM2.5 measures pan out", (BP, Dec 3).
Schools are finally back
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2022
» Today schools reopen nationwide. After two tumultuous years of living with the pandemic, students in all of the country's 35,000 schools will return to physical classes -- learning directly from teachers and playing with friends.
Bin medical waste right
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2022
» As Thailand continues its efforts to dispense with the coronavirus, at least as a devastating pandemic, another major challenge has emerged: how to dispose of medical waste.
Clarion call for clarity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health is perfectly within its rights to modify the status of Covid-19 and treatment schemes as the disease keeps evolving, but with the situation far from stable and the number of new cases and fatalities still rising, it must approach this challenge with due care.