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Test before it's too late
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2020
» On Jan 23, as one of the countries most exposed to Covid-19, Thailand reported four infections -- the largest number outside China since the virus outbreak was first reported on Dec 31.
Wash your hands!
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2020
» While the government continues to highlight what it has done to tackle the shortage of masks and the price gouging that has been going on, very little has been said or done to emphasise the importance of hand washing, which many experts say is a more effective measure in preventing infection.
Preparing Africa for Covid-19
News, Adaora Okoli, Published on 10/03/2020
» Six years ago, the Ebola virus ravaged West Africa. While Ebola is deadly and highly contagious, the economic and human costs could have been far lower if the international community had provided the needed support without delay. In the face of a new, fast-spreading virus, Covid-19, governments and international institutions are at risk of making the same mistake.
Thailand must take virus fight abroad
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 10/03/2020
» As the new virus known as Covid-19 spreads throughout the world, the headlines are focused on China, Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea. Beyond Thailand, Southeast Asia rarely gets a mention, even though our region is struggling to contain the deadly disease, too.
Govt risks being the next casualty of Covid-19
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/03/2020
» The daily tally of coronavirus victims misses one casualty: the Prayut Chan-o-cha government.
A world divided by policies but united by nature
News, Marvin Taylor-Dormond, Published on 10/03/2020
» Bruising trade wars, polarised democracies, deep deficits of trust and significant strategic differences are the expressions of the split world in which we live today, as a consequence of our choices. But nature seems to have other unifying plans for us.
A govt hurling pebbles at the sky
News, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 11/03/2020
» Enough with the "gestures", already. The trials and tribulations of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government (to quarantine or not to quarantine?) are being brought to us in real-time by a dizzying news cycle.
Cost of monopoly
News, Postbag, Published on 11/03/2020
» Re: "CP Group lands $10bn Tesco deal", (Business, March 10).
Unmasking mask failures
News, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2020
» It's time the Commerce Ministry's Internal Trade Department made surgical masks available to health personnel and the public at reasonable prices or openly took responsibility for the wretched job it has done.
Helping workers survive automation
News, Ratree Prasomsup, Published on 11/03/2020
» Despite their different politics, successive governments similarly promised to produce a skilled workforce to move the country out of the middle-income trap. They also similarly failed. The country's challenges are now even greater with the rapidly changing employment landscape from disruptive technology.