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Double standards
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2021
» Re: "3 ministers get instant chop", (BP, Feb 25). Congratulations to the Criminal Court for its courage in daring to jail three cabinet ministers from major government parties, helping to extend the rule of law to the high and the mighty.
Mass testing best
News, Postbag, Published on 21/03/2020
» The most effective and cheapest way of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic will be to conduct mass testing of the population, as urged by eminent French infectious diseases expert Dr Didier Raoult. He has pointed out that cheaply mass produced testing equipment is already available and is being used effectively in South Korea. Countries, including Thailand, should build up this mass testing capability as fast as it can and test as many people as possible. That way it will be possible to isolate only those who test positive and it also makes it possible to treat those who start showing symptoms early which boosts the chance of a favourable outcome for them. This will be far more effective than locking down entire populations of people who are not infected and causing a massive economic dislocation in the process. In Thailand's case, it may cost US$325 million (10.5 billion baht) to test the entire population, but that would be a drop in the bucket compared to the $8 billion cost of a 5% decline in GDP.
Cost of monopoly
News, Postbag, Published on 11/03/2020
» Re: "CP Group lands $10bn Tesco deal", (Business, March 10).
Endless debt cycle
News, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2019
» Re: "Handouts not the solution", (Editorial, Oct 4).
Complex education
News, Postbag, Published on 01/06/2018
» Re: "Students struggle to get seats", (BP, May 31).
Being legal doesn't mean it's just
News, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2018
» Re: "Regime must forget 'face' and do right thing".
Let's enable change
News, Postbag, Published on 16/03/2018
» Re: "Wheelchair activist smashes door after BTS access row", (BP, March 13).
Leave Yingluck be
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/01/2018
» Re: "Officials 'must capture Yingluck'," (BP, Jan 12). We should all extend our sympathy to the government for having to resist pressure from various sources to pursue extradition proceedings against Yingluck Shinawatra.
Bad flood dreams
News, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2017
» Not surprisingly the better part of Bangkok flooded during the heavy rain in the early morning of May 16 and it looks like the BMA once again was caught off guard. We live in the Bang Na area just opposite Central City and since the last rainy season ended all the equipment used to pump out water has just been left without any sign of regular maintenance. Suddenly required, the BMA will have to get hold of technicians, required spares, operators, etc.