• OPINION

  Crew saga a wake-up call

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/08/2019

  » The plight of Thai crew members on a fishing trawler off the Somali coast has caused a sensation, with their families pleading for the state to help speed up the return of their sons to Thailand.

• OPINION

  An ethical fisheries law

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2024

  » This week, the Lower House MPs are beginning their second reading of a new Thai fisheries law that, if passed, would replace the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (2015) -- a heavy-handed law prescribed by the junta government in 2015.

• OPINION

  Risk vs reward

  News, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2023

  » In the stock market, emotions often take over, and recent events that have affected the Thai bourse exemplify this.

• OPINION

  Energy post is pivotal

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2023

  » The significance of energy affairs in Thailand transcends mere consumer concerns. Energy also involves commercial investments and the corporate sector. If the government is to ensure energy affairs truly benefit the public, it will have to allocate the new energy ministerial portfolio carefully, prioritising fairness and transparency over political motives.

• OPINION

  Coral reefs face new health threat

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2023

  » The end of the year is a time for rest, reflection, and hope of a better future, whether for our family and friends, or for the planet we live on. Unfortunately, this year has continued the trend of climate-linked disasters and as the year comes to an end, disturbing news closer to home has surfaced.

• OPINION

  Wise up to Ponzi peril

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2022

  » Criminals running Ponzi schemes like "Share Mae Manee" or the recent "Forex 3-D" under the guise of a company are nothing new in this country.

• OPINION

  Niwat award a call to act

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2022

  » After two decades of campaigning to protect the Mekong River, Niwat Roykaew, a local teacher and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai, finally received the accolade he deserved. Mr Niwat was one of six recipients of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award for grassroots environmental activism.

• OPINION

  Managing Covid drugs

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2022

  » Record Covid cases and ongoing reports of sluggish management of Covid medicine stock might derail the government's ambitious plans to list Covid-19 as endemic on July 1.

• OPINION

  Ban won't lower prices

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2022

  » Consumers might be able to breathe a sigh of relief after the government imposed a temporary ban on the export of pigs and piglets yesterday, in an effort to rein in rising pork prices.

• OPINION

  Merger rings alarm bells

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/11/2021

  » The news of the amalgamation of True Corporation Plc (True) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) should ring alarm bells about the downsides of unchecked capitalism.

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