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We don't need 'Seven Dangerous Days'
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 27/02/2026
» Every Thai driver recognises the moment. The light turns green. Naturally, you can move; yet in Thai-style traffic, your instincts tell you to be hesitant. Despite the traffic light, a reckless motorcycle may still cross. A pickup may not stop. Drivers behind start honking as they wait to pass through the intersection. For a brief second, drivers just cannot afford to be certain about how others will behave.
Woman safe after fleeing Cambodian scam centre
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2026
» Chiang Rai: A 23-year-old woman has safely returned to her home province after escaping what she described was a Cambodian scam operation where more than 30 Thai nationals were allegedly detained and forced to carry out fraudulent activities.
Zoonotic risk
Postbag, Published on 21/02/2026
» Re: "Wildlife smuggle bid foiled at airport", (BP, Feb 19).
Jabs against pneumococcus seen as 'sound investment'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand's leading paediatric organisations have urged the National Health Security Office (NHSO) to include the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in the universal health care scheme, saying protection against severe but preventable childhood diseases is a sound public investment.
High hopes for small party
Published on 30/01/2026
» For the Seri Ruam Thai (SRT) Party, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves -- the party leader and its prime ministerial candidate -- is pushing a nationalist agenda at full throttle in the final stretch of its election campaign.
Social Security Office faces huge overhaul
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/01/2026
» The government's patience with the beleaguered Social Security Office (SSO) has run out, with a minister signalling sweeping changes aimed at restoring public trust and professionalising the management of its funds.
SSF spending triggers fury
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/01/2026
» Concerns about transparency and efficiency of Social Security Fund (SSF) spending have surfaced after Rukchanok Srinork, a People's Party MP candidate, highlighted cases of SSF money being used for "questionable projects".
Whither populism?
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2026
» Compared with the previous election, when some parties promised to distribute hundreds of billions of baht in cash and others pledged infrastructure projects worth trillions, the level of populism in campaign pledges during this election appears to have declined, which academics see as a positive development.
Preterm births cause alarm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Department of Health (DoH) has teamed up with the Interior Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to cut Thailand's preterm birth rate to no more than 8%.
Disability groups warn of barriers to fair voting ahead of election
Online Reporters, Published on 11/01/2026
» Local disability organisations are concerned that next month's general election will not allow people with disabilities to vote on an equal footing, citing poor access to policy information, inadequate voting aids and confusion surrounding the planned use of a coloured-coded ballot paper.