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Close 'new Wuhan'
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/03/2020
» Thanks for your article "A Wuhan in the making", (Editorial, March 21). However, why not follow up with photos of the animals and an interview with the Police Officer responsible for that district?
East-West divide underscored in Covid-19 controls
Oped, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 10/04/2020
» East Asian countries are outperforming the United States and Europe in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the outbreak began in China, to which the rest of East Asia is very closely bound by trade and travel. The US and Europe should be learning as rapidly as possible about the East Asian approaches, which could still save vast numbers of lives in the West and the rest of the world.
Home truths needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/05/2020
» It is hard to see how any Thai institution that respects the wise teachings of the Buddha could oppose a call to "search for the truth", (Editorial, May 14).
Dear 'golden oldies'
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2020
» Re: "Masks minus helmets", (PostBag, May 15).
Kids will pay the bill
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/07/2020
» Re: "Undue politicisation at finance and BoT", (Opinion, July 3).
Govt and Senate are playing with fire
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 12/09/2020
» While the movement for charter amendment as demanded by student activists appears to be gaining steam, with the formation of a constitutional drafting panel under way, there are signs some senators may already be backpedalling. There are suspicions this may be a tactic by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to derail the process.
Prayut never learns
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2020
» Re: "Dialogue vital to find peace", (Editorial, Oct 16).
Ray of charter hope for end to unrest
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/11/2020
» Progress in the charter rewrite process, with parliamentary endorsement of two draft bills proposed by the government and the opposition, gives a ray of hope that there could be a peaceful solution to the ongoing political conflict.
In our politics, time really can stand still
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/02/2021
» A number of political developments, ie the waning pro-reform movement and the major loss of the Move Forward Party in local elections, may have given the Prayut Chan-o-cha government and the Palang Pracharath Party such a false sense of confidence that they feel they can now move to delay the process of rewriting the constitution.
Shocking hypocrisy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/03/2021
» Re: "Free detainees, govt tells junta," (BP, March 12).