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Healthcare fee cap drive a wake-up call
News, Published on 10/05/2015
» Should private hospitals be free from price regulations? That’s the question many people are asking after a series of incidents where several private hospitals were allegedly overcharging their patients. The hospitals responded by saying they have to charge higher fees than state hospitals because they do not receive government subsidies. The Private Hospitals Association said they have to charge at least twice as much as public hospitals because they are responsible for their own operational expenses.
Full of the joys of spring in sunny Sussex
News, Published on 10/05/2015
» More traveller’s tales this week, I’m afraid. Well, it’s either that or my analysis of the UK election, and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Last week I mentioned a sojourn in Scotland, after which I headed south for the Sussex countryside, which was at its springtime best.
We all must share the roads
News, Published on 10/05/2015
» As the manager of one of the leading bicycle tour companies in Bangkok and a frequent rider myself, I am asked daily whether it is safe to ride a bike in Bangkok. My answer is that it most certainly is, if you know where and how to ride.
Australia helps refire ‘beacon of democracy’
News, Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Published on 10/05/2015
» The one-day visit by Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is aimed at getting a better understanding of the progress made in the government’s political “road map” but also sent the signal that Canberra supports Thailand’s return to democracy.
The big issue: The business of selling humans
Alan Dawson, Published on 10/05/2015
» Even police chiefs and army commanders now know, at last, what the rest of the country has known for years. That is, that a major industry has been established in Thailand, and it is slavery.