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Hitting the bottle
Business, Published on 15/04/2022
» 'Lisa' Manoban, the Thai member of South Korea's superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has become a brand ambassador for a famous Scotch whisky company, reigniting discussion over the controversial Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
Enforce boating rules
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2022
» As the untimely death of actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong -- who fell off a speedboat into the Chao Phraya River on Thursday night -- has the undivided attention of everyone in the country, the Royal Thai Police is scrambling to build a watertight case in order to clear up any doubts about the tragedy.
Freeing up liquor law
News, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2022
» It's a shame that MPs last week punted to cabinet a bill seeking to liberalise the liquor industry and allow small-scale producers to enter the market.
Moral conundrum
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2022
» Re: "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod," (BP, Jan 13). When we read in "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod" that "the exercise of media freedoms must not infringe on social mores", all who value good public morals will be deeply concerned. This must be so since being a social mores never has and cannot of itself guarantee that any belief, custom, or attitude is morally good.
Paying a heavy price
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/10/2021
» Smokers are now paying higher prices for their nicotine cravings after retailers and convenience stores made adjustments last week after the introduction of a controversial new excise tax structure earlier this month to curb smoking.
Masked question
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2021
» Re: "Covid lessons from abroad", (Editorial, Oct 4).
Phuket plan disaster
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/09/2021
» Re: "Phuket faces clinic bed shortage crisis," (BP, Sept 17).
Daring to like a harmless soap, despite critics
News, Published on 16/08/2021
» Nothing can drive up the ratings of a TV soap opera like threats from the government to launch legal action against the show's producer. This truism was well proven by the case of Hai Rak Pi Pak Sa (Dare to Love), a TV soap airing on TV 3 Channel.
RDF a fossil fuel
News, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2021
» Re: "SKE readies shift to cleaner fuel", (Business, June 19).
Modi's failed plan to make a Singapore in Gujarat
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 22/02/2021
» When Singapore set up an international financial hub in the late 1960s, the city-state was thinking both fast and slow -- seizing an immediate opportunity, and opening a path to long-term economic development. Half a century later, India is attempting something similar in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat. But without much thought going into what exactly it's building, for whom and for what purpose, all it may get is a casino for the local rich.