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Wonky rationale
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/05/2022
» Re: "Chuan won't return as party leader", (BP, May 3).
Ignore petty politics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2022
» Re: "Boston Marathon's brainless bigotry on show", (Opinion, April 12).
Omicron's threat to global supply chain
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 13/01/2022
» By definition, a supply chain disruption is any event that causes a disruption in the production, sale, or distribution of products. Supply chain disruptions can include events such as natural disasters, regional conflicts, and pandemics.
No choice but to open the economy
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 14/10/2021
» There are not many countries on this planet that depend on outside markets like Thailand. Exports of goods account for 54% of GDP while foreign tourism income accounts for another 12% -- totaling 66% of GDP. The rest is made up by domestic private consumption.
Give bin men jabs
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/08/2021
» A disgraceful but commonplace sight all over Bangkok has long been that of our trash collectors doing a dirty job without adequate uniforms. Covid has now made their job even more risky.
Bodies will pile high indeed, Mr Johnson
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/07/2021
» 'Let the bodies pile high in their thousands," expostulated Boris Johnson in his private office, but the door was open and a number of witnesses heard him.
Vaccines don't mean you can't infect others
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/04/2021
» 'Don't worry, I already received my first vaccination shot [against Covid-19]. I won't be infected," the taxi driver told me confidently, almost in a carefree manner, when I asked him to put his face-mask on.
Case for lese majeste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/03/2021
» I agree with Burin Kantabutra in his March 25 letter "Show some respect", that in order to minimise the damage from the excessive and unreasonable use of Section 112 of the Criminal Code (lese majeste), the approval of the Privy Council should be obtained before the government charges anybody with it.
Thailand's three Myanmar strategies
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/03/2021
» With the unexpected coup in Myanmar on Feb 1 and the ensuing violent clashes between protesters and security forces over the past six weeks, Thailand is stuck between a rock and hard place. Thailand's foreign and security policy-makers have adopted three strategies in handling one of the most "difficult political incidents" in a neighbouring country.
Could quarantine facilities be slacking?
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/10/2020
» Almost the same time the tourism authorities welcomed the first batch of long-stay tourists from China last week, local media reported a new infection, a Thai-French woman, who completed the mandatory alternative state quarantine (ASQ) and somehow, after she left, tested positive for the coronavirus.