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Smoggy Bangkok gets a badly needed breath of fresh air
Published on 12/05/2024
» For more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly mass-produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok. A steady stream of heavy trucks brought raw tobacco into the heart of the city and hauled millions of cigarettes away.
Industry up in smoke?
News, Published on 28/05/2023
» The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government could be bad news for advocates of the current freer cannabis policy.
Save our fading modern architecture
Oped, Published on 30/03/2023
» If you are reading this, you probably hope that we will start taking better care of our historic architecture here in Thailand. But you might not immediately think of our modern buildings constructed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Benjakitti Park expansion set for Feb
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/11/2021
» The extension of Benjakitti Forest Park in Klong Toey district will open to the public in February next year, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Economic optimism lifts global shares higher
Business, Published on 27/03/2021
» Recap: Global shares rebounded and the dollar continued climbing on Friday on optimism about the global economic recovery. The easing of global bond market yields helped lift equity sentiment. Asian stocks rose from a three-month low as Chinese stocks rebounded from an earlier sell-off prompted by rising tensions with the US.
Rooted in feudalism
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/01/2021
» I must say Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak ("What the 'Pimrypie' sensation foretells", Opinion, Jan 22) correctly exposes the flaws of Thai hierarchical society (Opinion, Jan 22). In spite of the superhighways, BTS, malls, majestic wats and palaces, Thailand remains rooted in its feudal past. It is the same in a few other countries surrounding Thailand.
Treasury allots B4bn for medical hub
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/10/2020
» The Treasury Department together with the Public Health Ministry has vowed to splurge as much as 4 billion baht to develop and convert Phuket's medical tourism industry into a world-class medical and wellness tourist destination.
Expert takes aim at two-tier tobacco tax
News, Published on 25/08/2020
» A researcher has urged the government to immediately scrap a tax system responsible for causing the state-owned Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) to lose market share and substantial revenue while taking a heavy toll on the income of tobacco farmers.
PM2.5 issue lingers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2020
» Re: "Sugarcane farming leaves a bitter aftertaste", (Opinion, 6 May).
Philip Morris fined B130m for tax-dodging
Published on 20/03/2020
» Philip Morris (Thailand) Limited (PMTL) says it will appeal a Criminal Court ruling that it wrongly declared the price of cigarettes imported from Indonesia between 2002 and 2003.