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Environmental cover-up
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 18/01/2013
» Thailand is in crisis. This crisis does not come from controversies over charter amendment, reconciliation bill, populist policies, or conflicts between the red- and yellow-shirt camps.
Sites are more than a means to an end
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 04/01/2013
» One of the most popular ways to welcome the New Year was Wai Phra Kao Wat, Wai Kasat Kao Phra Ong (the making merit at nine temples, paying respect to nine kings campaign).
Bad cops and the Thai image
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 21/12/2012
» 'I really want to go to Thailand, but I'm afraid that Thai police will plant speed pills on me and force me to confess to drug trafficking. I heard they do this often. I'm so scared."
Stain of child labour
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 26/10/2012
» The outcry from the seafood industry and the Labour Ministry following the release of a PBS documentary on the use of child migrant labour in the industry is giving me a case of deja vu.
How we fail our kids
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 28/09/2012
» At first, it seemed to be good news _ pollution control authorities found that industrial pollution was not the cause of high lead levels in Rayong children's blood.
Stop the flood arguing, solve this dam mess
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 31/08/2012
» Flood or drought. Dams overflowing or no water left in the dams. Nothing is scarier than seeing the country's water management heavyweights engaged in a war of words instead of working together.
For Olympic blame, look to ourselves
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 17/08/2012
» Thai sports officials and sports association bosses should be grateful to the International Boxing Association (Aiba) for helping divert public attention away from the kingdom's poor performance at the London Olympic Games.
F1 should reject us for our own good
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 06/07/2012
» It may sound very unpatriotic, but I really hope the Federation International de l'Automobile (FIA) will not select Thailand as the Formula One race host.
This whole dam thing could backfire
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 27/04/2012
» I went to the Mae Wong National Park in Nakhon Sawan about a year ago. I can still remember the cool breeze, fresh air and the vast tracts of lush green forest there. I dipped myself in a small creek to enjoy the cool and crystal-clear flow of water. I remembered watching the sunset at Chong Yen, one of the park's most popular camping grounds.
Liuzhou scare brings to mind local tragedy
News, Kultida Samabuddhi, Published on 03/02/2012
» Liuzhou and Mae Tao are over a thousand kilometres apart, but the two communities have come up against the same awful threat _ cadmium poisoning.