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Flippant reactions
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/06/2017
» You know how fun-loving and witty Thais can be. While I don't have issues with making light out of a serious situation, some of us go too far sometimes. The most recent flippant example is how some people have reacted to the ongoing saga of the karaoke girl murder. You probably have had enough of it by now so I won't go into details here.
Stop insuring coal; help to prevent climate disaster
News, Published on 11/05/2017
» Last month, the United Kingdom enjoyed its first full day without the need for coal power since the Industrial Revolution began. That's remarkable news -- and a sign of the future as the country that began humanity's centuries-long romance with burning black rocks is now moving on.
Raging red bull runs rings round lame ducks
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/05/2017
» Two interesting developments in the notorious fatal hit-and run case of 2012 implicating Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya occurred last week.
Poor public policy the root of road carnage problem
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 08/05/2017
» Motor travel has had a profound impact on the modern world. Road networks have linked communities. Local transport systems have changed lifestyles. And ever-greater mobility has advanced social and economic progress. The simple joy of driving, meanwhile, has rapt enthusiasts since an engine was first hitched to four wheels and a drive shaft.
Even if 'Boss' were arrested, what happens next?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/04/2017
» When I was reading law at Chulalongkorn University about four decades ago, there was an old saying among jurists that went along the lines of, "When gunshots ring out, all the jurists just sit down and keep their mouths shut."
'Boss' strides atop pyramid of injustice
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/04/2017
» The boss walks free. The boss is the boss. The boss dines in France and snowboards in Japan. The boss rules the road and tramples the law. In the pyramid of privilege, the boss stays on top. In the food chain of injustice, the boss reminds us again, and again and again, who the boss is.
Don't let 'Boss' evade the law
News, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2017
» Once again, Thai police deserve a thumbs-down for failing to track down Vorayudh "Boss" Yoovidhya, who is accused in a deadly hit-and-run case that killed a Thong Lor police officer in 2012.
Time to take road carnage seriously
News, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2017
» The picture of the wreckage of a double-decker bus that plunged into a ravine in Prachin Buri province, which appeared on several newspapers' front pages, must have broken the hearts of many readers. The doomed bus carried some 50 high school students and teachers from the northeastern province of Khon Kaen who were on a study trip to a royal development study centre in Tha Mai district of Chanthaburi. The trip was a reward for the students after completing their final exams.
Shutting down BRT a poor decision
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/02/2017
» For the nearly 24,000 commuters of Bangkok who rely on the Bangkok Rapid Transit (BRT) system to go to work and back, the news is bad. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), citing a big financial loss, has decided to terminate the BRT service as early as April.
Inclusive measures needed to end leprosy forever
News, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Published on 30/01/2017
» There are many diseases that medicine is yet to cure. Diabetes is one. Polio is another. Even for asthma, a respiratory disease common in both developed and developing countries, management is the only course possible.