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Education needs revamp
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2020
» The abuse of kindergarten children at Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School should not be allowed to end with penalties only for the local administration.
Asean needs to act on Mekong River
Oped, Chen Chen Lee, Published on 30/09/2020
» Two events happened last month that went largely unnoticed by most of the mainstream media in Southeast Asia. One was the third Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders' Meeting between China and the five Mekong members of Asean -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The other was the inaugural Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial Meeting between America and the same Asean countries.
Covid and the climate crisis in SE Asia
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 17/09/2020
» 'A global reset", "a sick planet", "health security" are huge, heavy phrases that have been swirling in the global psyche for most of this Covid-19-marked year. They speak of the "must-do-something" type of issues that weigh on the minds of people everywhere, including in Southeast Asia, as they hope for a post-pandemic period to come.
Soft power needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/09/2020
» Re: "Thammasat bans Sept 19 rally", (BP, Sept 11).
After Covid crisis, time for learning emergency
Oped, Tom Corcoran, Published on 11/09/2020
» Thailand has managed the Covid-19 pandemic well, much better than most countries, and as a result, there have been fewer cases and fewer deaths from the virus. Now, Thailand's leaders must show the same resolve and focus to address the crisis in education that has been neglected for many years.
Stand up, 'People'
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/09/2020
» Re: "Time to elect city governor", (Editorial, Sept 4).
Curing ailing health scheme
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2020
» On Tuesday, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government approved a proposal to allow local administrative offices to take over the administration of the healthcare budget allocated to areas under their jurisdiction and switch to electronic forms of budget disbursement. This is a crucial and forward-looking public health policy decision.
Land of plenty
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/09/2020
» Re: "The job of a finance minister", (Opinion, Sept 3).
Fighting two pandemics in Asia and the Pacific
Oped, Qu Dongyu, Published on 04/09/2020
» Global hunger has been on a regrettable rise in recent years, and despite Asia's economic clout, the continent -- home to more than half of the world's undernourished -- has not been spared. Now Covid-19 is leading to a slowdown of regional economic growth and further threatening food security.
Everyone's business
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/08/2020
» Re: "PM readies for rally showdown", (BP, Aug 20).