• OPINION

  A fine state of affairs

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2023

  » After several years of talks on enforcing traffic-ticket fine payments, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) and the Department of Land Transport (DLT) finally signed a memorandum of understanding on Feb 8 to share electronic data on traffic violations and the issuance of traffic tickets by the police.

• OPINION

  Road blocks of denial

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2017

  » A wedding is supposed to be a joyful affair.

• OPINION

  Go easy on the car seats

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2022

  » A new regulation that makes car seats for children mandatory seems to have come at a bad time. Motorists are complaining the requirement will add to their plight with regard to the surging cost of living.

• OPINION

  Protect the gaur

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2017

  » The killings of three rare, wild gaur in Nakhon Ratchasima raise two concerns that should command swift and high-level action. Local police in Wang Nam Khieo district immediately began investigating the shootings. Provincial governor Wichian Chantharanothai actively entered the picture, a distinct step in the right direction. Important issues are at stake, apart from the obvious killing of protected animals.

• OPINION

  Pricey AI traffic control

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2023

  » People might be divided about artificial intelligence. But the use of AI cams and warning systems at zebra crossings in Bangkok has already won the hearts of pedestrians. The problem is the price of the associated technology should have been cheaper.

• OPINION

  Be realistic on traffic laws

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2018

  » Over the past few weeks, there have been two proposals to regulate traffic. One was a proposal for harsher punishments for drivers blocking ambulances, and the other was a move by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to curb speeding on expressways.

• OPINION

  Police reform in sorry state

  News, Editorial, Published on 17/06/2017

  » Allegations about position buying in the police force, which have drawn widespread criticism, reinforce the need for urgent reform of the "boys in brown".

• OPINION

  Police prove the law does not apply to all

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2015

  » What should have been a routine procedure has become another damning indictment of the country’s notorious police force. When Bangkok’s police chief drove through not one but two drink-driving checkpoints manned by volunteers, the outcome was anything but by the book. Instead, it was yet another example of inequality and injustice in law enforcement, and how those who think they are entitled to preferential treatment can get away with it by asking: “Don’t you know who I am?”

• OPINION

  Silo mentality slows progress

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2019

  » The Department of Land Transport (DLT) and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) this week, once again, have acted as if they do not actually work in the same country.

• OPINION

  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.

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