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Flood ritual dies hard
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/08/2022
» Fears of flooding have returned again with news the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will discharge more water from the Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat to accommodate run-off from the North.
Too many booze bans
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2019
» In another desperate bid to curb the high alcohol consumption blamed for road traffic deaths, health authorities have come up with an idea to ban booze sales on Songkran Day on April 13 every year.
Ringing in the changes
News, Editorial, Published on 05/10/2018
» Accusations of excessively loud bell ringing by a Buddhist temple in the city's Bang Kho Laem area have drawn a mixed reaction and also confrontation.
End abuse of alcohol laws
News, Editorial, Published on 08/08/2017
» The sudden and misguided police action against social media photographs which contain alcoholic beverages must be dialled back. The so-called "crackdown" which recently engulfed eight celebrities is not just unnecessary, it is quite arguably a mis-application of a controversial law. Worse, the actual threat by police against the public on this issue is not just needless but is actually on the edge of violating civil rights.
Time to look within
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2015
» The annual three-month Buddhist Lent, starting today, aims at giving monks time for intensive meditation and spiritual contemplation. Many devout Buddhists also use this period to observe more strictly the sila or moral precepts.