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R&D essential for Thai rice
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/03/2025
» Handing out financial subsidies has become standard protocol for almost every government responding to rice farmers' calls for help.
Recycling SOS
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/12/2024
» Re: "Fees to encourage sorting of rubbish", (BP, Nov 27).
No-show Prawit
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2024
» Re: "Call to probe Prawit absences", (BP, Sept 26).
Rice industry wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2023
» Thailand's Hom Mali fragrant rice variety was voted the world's best rice in seven out of 14 annual competitions held by the International World Rice (IWR) conference, including in 2020 and 2021. However, last year, the top award went to Cambodia's Phka Romdoul at the IWR conference that was held in Phuket.
Rise above the folly
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2023
» Re: "Foreigners flee Thai stocks", (Business, March 2).
Myanmar's crises: A recipe for disaster
Oped, Ko Thet Paing and Johanna Son, Published on 23/06/2022
» 'The military exploits [natural resources] as they like, and we do what we like," says Myint, who lives in Khamti township in north-western Sagaing region -- one of the sites with the most clashes between the Myanmar military and resistance forces. "Everyone knows that one day there'll be no more resources and this will harm the environment. But in these difficulties, to find daily income we have no choice."
Covid fatigue
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/12/2021
» Re: "RT-PCR tests on errant Israeli negative, but further tests underway," (BP, Dec 23).
Keep House in order
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2021
» Despite the Prayut Chan-o-cha government pointing its finger at the opposition bloc for the collapse of a House session last week, it only has itself to blame for such shenanigans.
A multi-track strategy for North Korea
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 01/09/2021
» North Korea or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been a conundrum for the international community for over half a century. Cloistered and undemocratic, the power base keeps a tight rein over its population with heavy surveillance and pervasive constraints. The latest news that recently it restarted to activate its nuclear facility at Yongbyon is most disturbing, as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has already imposed sanctions on the country to end its nuclearisation. Is there any strategy to deal with the country in an engaging manner?