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PM2.5 issue lingers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2020
» Re: "Sugarcane farming leaves a bitter aftertaste", (Opinion, 6 May).
Shielding Asean migrant workers
Oped, Melinda Martinus, Published on 08/05/2020
» The lockdown measures imposed by Asean member states during the Covid-19 pandemic have disrupted migrant workers' mobility in the region. It has also been a powerful reminder that the member states are strongly interdependent through migrant workers' contributions.
Is Thailand ready for schools to teach remotely?
Oped, Bundit Kertbundit, Published on 08/05/2020
» In the wake of Covid-19, institutes of learning by the dozens have sealed their doors to shelter students from the disease. In the tally recorded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, as many as 193 countries locked down schools nationwide, unnerving almost 1.6 billion learners or 91% of the global student population.
The first week of "new normal"
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/05/2020
» Last Sunday, Covid-19 curbs have been eased as 13 types of businesses were allowed to reopen after a month-long halt while four airlines resume domestic flights to 14 provinces since last Friday. Markets, public parks, food shops, barbershops, pet groomers and more resume operations under safety conditions, giving us back a sense of quasi-normalcy. The silver lining is that more businesses may be reopened if the daily tally of Covid-19 remains low (keeping fingers and toes crossed). In case you want to head out this weekend, you can look forwards to this.
Corridor must get local input
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2020
» Despite restrictions on movement necessitated by the Covid-19 outbreak, locals and conservationists in Songkhla's Chana district, whose abundant land has been designated for the industrial development of the South, have found ways to spell out their discontent at the top-down plan.
70 years after Europe's Schuman Declaration
Oped, Pirkka Tapiola, Published on 09/05/2020
» Seventy years have passed since Robert Schuman, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, delivered a speech that transformed the course of European history. In simple language, he offered a vision of a united continent and a practical approach to achieving it, recognising that a Europe at peace with itself and its neighbours would contribute a great deal to global stability and prosperity.
Criticism is patriotic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/05/2020
» Re: "Credit where it's due", (PostBag, May 7).
Far-right politicians seek to make gains during pandemic
News, Federico Finchelstein & Jason Stanley, Published on 09/05/2020
» In stark contrast to the effective leadership shown by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Singapore's autocratic technocracy, the world's far-right nationalists have met the Covid-19 crisis with something not seen in decades: the fascist politics of disease. And no one typifies this brand of politics better than Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Keep guard up against virus rebound
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/05/2020
» The country has started the countdown for the second round of easing and reopening, with the initial date set for May 17, though conditions do apply. Indeed, we will probably know within the next five days if the much-anticipated relaxation, with greater freedom of movement and various business and trade reopenings, is possible.
Why Rohingya refugees are fleeing Bangladesh
Oped, Sayedullah, Kamal and Alom Shah, Published on 09/05/2020
» On Feb 11, a small wooden boat trying to make its way from Bangladesh to Malaysia capsized, and dozens of Rohingya refugees drowned. On April 15, a boat carrying 500 Rohingya was forced to return to Bangladesh after failing to enter Malaysia. Over 70 Rohingya starved to death or died from heat, their bodies thrown overboard.