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Flood schemes ignoring vital local expertise
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 22/03/2012
» While everyone seems to agree with government plans to dredge rivers and canals as well as the need to obtain massive water retention areas to prevent a new round of mega flooding, Panya Tokthong is one person who is not convinced.
Kom Chad Luek Editorial
News, Published on 22/03/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has demanded to know why the prices of cooked food have gone up well beyond those of raw meat, vegetables and other raw materials.
Decent proposal raises dharma dilemma
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 22/03/2012
» Last week I was amused and amazed by a news report that made its way to the front page of several newspapers. It was about a lucky guy who got permission to marry a girl just because he finished a seven-day meditation course.
Thai Rath columnist Mud Lek (Iron Fist)
News, Published on 20/03/2012
» Conflict between senior civil servants and elected politicians is a longstanding problem. Politicians want to get their jobs done quickly, but bureaucratic red-tape often causes some hindrance.
Sins against city's cinemas
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/03/2012
» There is hardly a person in Bangkok whose life is not linked in some way to Siam Square. It has been the hangout for people of every age group and gender. It does not discriminate against social standing and pay cheque. You can go there whether you travel by chauffeur-driven limousine, BTS or public bus.
No way to fight inflation
News, Published on 19/03/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra finally got refreshingly real over the weekend about the rapidly rising cost of living. Unfortunately, she then immediately reached into a shopworn bag of inflation-fighting gimmicks. The premier, from misguided belief or lack of ideas, fell back on a well-tested, ineffective mix of measures that she promised _ unrealistically _ will ease the people's pain and make price rises stop hurting. She and her government must take a second and more true-to-life look at the problem.
Thai Rath comment
News, Published on 19/03/2012
» The government has made the right move by putting forest rehabilitation and preservation on the national agenda. A total of 3 billion baht will be spent to regenerate 7 million rai of land over the next five years.
Prawat slaps Santi's face to try and save face
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/03/2012
» Face saving is an important issue in Thai society, especially if that face belongs to somebody who feels he or she has a high social status. That is why Social Development and Human Security Minister Santi Prompat got himself into trouble when he failed to save the face of Prawat Uttamote, a list MP of the Pheu Thai Party, when the former decided to remove the latter's elder sister, Panita Kamphu na Ayutthaya, the permanent secretary of social development and human security, from her post. She swapped posts with Wichien Chavalit, an adviser to the Prime Minister's Office, which is regarded as an inactive post.
Chalerm can seize drugs and the moment
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 19/03/2012
» It takes three for Chalerm Yubamrung to tango when it comes to talk about his highly publicised drug campaign.
Elephants in need of help
News, Published on 17/03/2012
» Although ceremonies were held around the country this week to mark National Elephant Day and pay respect to our national symbol, they were not the joyous occasions they should have been. Blame that on the dawning realisation that elephants in the wild are being so badly treated they are in serious danger of becoming extinct. For proof look no further than the murder and mutilation of several "officially protected" wild elephants earlier this year in Kaeng Krachan National Park in circumstances that horrified lovers of these sacred animals.