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    Cops in dock over rape row

    News, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2018

    » Once again, Koh Tao -- Thailand's top tourist destination in Surat Thani -- has attracted global attention, albeit not in the way Thai authorities would have hoped for.

  • News & article

    Covid lessons from abroad

    News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2021

    » Thailand plans to waive its mandatory quarantine requirement in Bangkok and four other tourist destinations -- Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Hua Hin, Phetchaburi -- from Nov 1 to vaccinated foreign visitors.

  • News & article

    Tackling plastic waste

    News, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2018

    » A study of Thai and neighbouring underseas life, published last week, proves beyond doubt that people are killing coral. Specifically, the plastic items that wind up in the area of Thai reefs is literally the death of coral. Ocean currents, sand and rocks bash and cut bags, bottles and trash to tiny bits. The coral, living animals, eat the plastic, choke and die.

  • News & article

    Wild jumbos not the issue

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2024

    » To mark National Elephant Day -- which is celebrated every year on March 13 -- the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has rolled out a conservation plan to protect elephants. The highlight of this year's celebrations was a scheme by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife to develop "training centres" to tame "angry elephants", according to Attapon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

  • News & article

    How not to hit the road

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/12/2023

    » Tomorrow, millions of holiday makers will hit the road to celebrate New Year. Despite the joyous spirit, mass travelling during the long national holiday period usually leads to a high number of traffic accidents.

  • News & article

    When scams turn deadly

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2023

    » Reports on the killing of members of a poor Samut Prakan family duped by online fraudsters have further raised concerns about the perils of online scams and the pain they can inflict on victims and society.

  • News & article

    End hazing peril, reform military

    Editorial, Published on 03/09/2023

    » Army conscript Wichian Phueksom was tortured to death in an army camp over 12 years ago. Today, justice has still not been served.

  • News & article

    A policy for gun safety?

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2023

    » Gun violence has become a plague around the world. Over a week ago, two mass shootings took place within a single week in Serbia, a nation tied to the third-highest rate of gun ownership in the world. While the tragic deaths shocked the world and broke many hearts, the reaction of the Serbian government was exemplary.

  • News & article

    Deaths sully army image

    News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2017

    » Another young conscript has died in mysterious circumstances. This time the incident took place at a military base in Surat Thani.

  • News & article

    'Death island' lawsuit a farce

    News, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2017

    » Instead of encouraging concerted efforts from all sides to dig deeper for the truth surrounding the death of 30-year-old Belgian tourist Elise Dallemagne on Koh Tao, authorities in Surat Thani choose to proceed with a disgraceful act -- a lawsuit against a local English-language news website which broke the story.

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