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Show leadership, drop promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2020
» The Administrative Court last week shocked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) by issuing an injunction on the Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade -- a controversial project that features a gigantic concrete structure, which many say will cause irreversible damage to the river, which is seen as the country's artery.
Time to rein in bank fees
News, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2020
» Most consumers of financial services in Thailand have been charged here and there for almost every kind of transaction and service contract they entered into without banks providing clarification about relevant operational costs. Worse still, they have not had much choice in the matter as most banks apply fees and charges.
Don't rush promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2019
» The fight against the city's controversial Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade will intensify later this month when a civil network petitions the Administrative Court for an injunction against the project.
Make Thai rice great again
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2019
» The failure of Thailand's signature jasmine rice, Thai Hom Mali, to win back the World's Best Rice award two years in a row, is a wake-up call for the government to start taking Thailand's rice development seriously.
Quash greed for 5G success
News, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2019
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) rush to push for the availability of ultra-high-speed 5G wireless technology has surprised telecom operators who said the move came sooner than anticipated.
GSP halt a wake-up call
News, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2019
» US President Donald Trump administration's surprise decision to suspend trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) has triggered fears over the impact on already-slumping Thai exports.
Glyphosate slant omits legal cases
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2019
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is doing the right thing in standing up to the US after its demand that Thailand lift the ban on three extremely toxic farm chemicals: the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Cycling needs govt push
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2019
» For many, the elevated bicycle lane beneath the Airport Rail Link, proposed as an alternative for those commuting between eastern Bangkok and the heart of the city by a think tank agency under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is just another pie-in-the-sky plan.
Get budget priorities right
News, Editorial, Published on 17/10/2019
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha administration faces a crucial challenge from the opposition in the debate on the 2020 fiscal budget bill scheduled to begin on Thursday morning.
Honour your student debts
News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2019
» One of the weak points of many Thais is lack of responsibility such as when they default on student loan repayments. A number of these cases has manifested itself publicly recently.