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A healthcare no-brainer for Mr Trump
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/02/2018
» It began, as so many things do these days, with a Donald Trump tweet. Frustrated by his inability to kill the “Obamacare” expansion of public healthcare provision in the United States, Mr Trump seized on a protest about the under-funding of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in London last Saturday to trash the entire concept of universal healthcare paid out of taxes and free at the point of delivery.
Lost in the dark?
News, Postbag, Published on 08/02/2018
» Without doubt the Thai public is about to witness an extravaganza worthy of a Disney cartoon epic that will clearly demonstrate the innocence of a magnificently wealthy construction tycoon caught up in a hunting event (BP, Feb 7).
Our teachers need a stern lesson
News, Rattana Lao, Published on 05/02/2018
» It is no surprise that our local news reports on education have usually been replete with how bad the Thai learning system is.
About politics
News, Published on 03/02/2018
» Controversial NLA organic law has two political foes in agreement v Prawit says he's prepared to quit, but pundits are having serious doubts v Yingluck asset seizures begin with officials scratching heads over missing bank cash
Fighting floods with 'sponge cities'
News, Ignacio Ortinez, Matthew McCartney & Priyanie Amerasinghe, Published on 02/02/2018
» In an era of rampant land development and increasing climate unpredictability, the world is growing used to alarming images of flooded city streets. Urban floods cost billions of dollars per year. Even the mildest can bring traffic to a standstill and cause economic hardship for merchants and residents. The worst floods kill people, spawn disease, destroy infrastructure and virtually shut down entire economies.
Technology can drive green growth in Mekong region
News, Pavit Ramachandran, Published on 01/02/2018
» In the last 20 years, rapid economic growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has reduced poverty and brought prosperity to many of its 420 million people.
Right to disclosure
News, Postbag, Published on 31/01/2018
» I defend the right of Nida Poll director Arnond Sakworawich to publish the findings of his poll on the watch scandal, (BP, Jan 29).
Locating Thailand in the Indo-Pacific region
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2018
» Bluntly put, there are two reasons that propel Thailand to the front of the Asean queue in endorsing the US-led Indo-Pacific region concept. First of all, Thailand does not want the Indo-Pacific to concentrate on consultations between the US, India, Japan and Australia grouping -- known as the Quadrilateral or Quad. Bangkok perceives it as an emerging broader Indo-Pacific community. Secondly, the region's stability and prosperity will depend more on inclusive security cooperation both on land and at sea.
China's tourism industry just starting to take flight
News, Tracy Chen, Published on 30/01/2018
» If you want to gauge how Chinese consumers are reshaping the world, look at how many of them are leaving China.
