Showing 21 - 30 of 39
Pandemic no time to play favourites
News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2021
» A pandemic, by its very definition, affects the entire world without exception. After all, viruses -- be it the novel coronavirus, polio, or HIV -- do not discriminate on the basis of background.
'Kaem ling' still needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2020
» Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang will be remembered as someone who has been quite active in implementing flood prevention measures.
The capital needs its trees
News, Editorial, Published on 23/06/2020
» At least two ongoing state projects have left conservationists saddened. The first was the demolition of a 127-year-old building in Phrae province. Public outrage caused the Natural Resources and the Environment Ministry to transfer the chief of the Forest Office out of the area as punishment.
Running toward a crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2020
» With two major political gatherings, one seeking to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from power and the other throwing its support behind him, going on over the weekend, it cannot be denied that the country is on the brink of plunging into a new round of crisis.
Threats have run course
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2020
» Running events have gained popularity in Thailand recently and the authorities have always supported them. However, once they started carrying a political message against the prime minister, the authorities have done what they should not do. Over the past week, reports have emerged about alleged intimidation by the police and other officials against organisers of the Run Against Dictatorship events, also known as Wing Lai Lung, to be held this Sunday in Bangkok and various provinces.
Army chief a fearmonger
News, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2020
» As the army chief, Gen Apirat Kongsompong should stay out of politics. But he has always found it hard to resist the temptation of spreading or stirring biased and provocative political messages. His latest remark, which suggests possible arms robbery and associated street violence, is as weak and bewildering as ever because it is not accompanied with even a shred of evidence. It also lacks a sense of certainty. What is certain is that it is a disservice to the nation.
Wage hike offers only small relief
News, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2019
» The new minimum daily wage rate, with a few baht increase depending on location, will take effect as of Wednesday in what is dubbed a tiny new year's gift for labourers.
Don't back Uighur abuse
News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2019
» Secret Chinese government documents leaked to The New York Times have provided chilling details about its "no mercy" approach to repression of Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. The revelation should serve as a reminder to Thai admirers of Chinese President Xi Jinping of the brutal and paranoid reality of his regime.
Journalism's duty of quality
News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2019
» As the #NationBusted hashtag circulated online on March 20 following widespread criticism about Nation TV's broadcasting of a doctored audio clip, The Nation newspaper did not attempt to play down the story the following day. Neither did it bury the story for the sake of saving the face of its sister media house. Instead, it carried the story on the front page of its print edition.
Stop creep of 'full Sharia'
News, Editorial, Published on 11/04/2019
» On Tuesday, an LGBTI group protested outside the Brunei embassy in Bangkok, rallying against the tiny oil-rich nation's imposition on April 3 of full Sharia law, which among other barbaric acts punishes sodomy by stoning offenders to death.