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Don't follow the virus
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/03/2020
» Re: "Lockdown the best option", (Editorial, March 18). Our using "social distancing" to fight Covid-19 is what has proven successful elsewhere. But we're too timid. Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, favours a 14-day national shutdown to slow down the spread of the coronavirus in the US, saying: "I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticised for overreacting," (The New York Times, March 17).
Will our food bring new diseases?
Oped, Jason Baker, Published on 18/03/2020
» Seeing the current lockdown across Thailand makes me want to pull my hair out. Not just because it's disruptive, but because the signs that an outbreak like Covid-19 would happen have been so clear. Seventeen years ago, when Sars first made headlines, I locked myself in a cage in Hong Kong to illustrate the way our taste for animal flesh contributes to animal-borne diseases.
Communication key to fighting virus
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 18/03/2020
» Covid-19 has already claimed its biggest victim in Thailand -- the government itself. Since the outbreak began 10 weeks ago, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has displayed varying degrees of complacency and incompetence. Worse still, the prime minister seems to lack the understanding that in times of crisis, the country needs a clear direction.
Border blunder
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/03/2020
» Re: “Prayut calls for calm amid growing virus fears”, (Online, March 15).
Morally untenable
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/10/2019
» Re: “Not child’s play”, (PostBag, Oct 25). Unfortunately, in his efforts to defend the indefensible, Vint Chavala falls into a common corruption of those whose position is intellectually and morally untenable. He has either not read Yuval Noah Harari’s excellent books, merely copying what others have said about them, or he has failed to understand what Harari says, or he has committed a more serious moral and intellectual sin.
Injustice no laughing matter
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2019
» Re: “‘Big Joke’ in surprise job shunting”, ( BP, April 7). We often hear Lord Chief Justice Hewart’s wise words: “It is not merely of some importance but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” If we see justice done, all can be assured that we have rule of law, applied equally to all alike, regardless of station — and behave accordingly.
Developing skills the key to learning
Oped, Hugh Delaney, Published on 25/03/2019
» The term “education for the 21st Century” recognises that we are living through a period of rapid change in an increasingly globalised environment, to which education systems need to adapt, not just through a one-off reform, but continuously.
Focus needed as Rakhine crisis widens
Oped, Laetitia van den Assum & Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 28/02/2019
» With the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi dominating news coverage and election campaigns in key regional states such as India, Indonesia and Thailand offering daily distractions, it is difficult to generate genuine interest in the continuing humanitarian and security crisis in and around Rakhine state in Myanmar. But it would be dangerous to move the issue to the back burner.
US war on Huawei splits Europe
Oped, Jack Stubbs, Reuters, Published on 28/02/2019
» Facts not fears should decide the future of telecoms network security in Europe, industry leaders and policy chiefs say, brushing off US calls for a ban on Chinese vendors.
River Extravaganza!
Oped, Published on 26/12/2018
» The party’s at our house on New Year’s Eve with a blue & silver theme. So invite the family to the Waterfront Promenade on the banks of the Chao Phraya River and savour an international seafood buffet.