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Loy Krathong must be kept under control
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/11/2017
» It's Loy Krathong time once again.
Fishy speed guns purchase
News, Dr Kraisit Naruekhatpichai, Published on 24/10/2017
» There are two major problems with the purchase of 849 "speed guns" for the highway and traffic police. The first is a lack of oversight on the purchase which sparked widespread criticism for alleged overpricing.
South Korea's president tries to rescue liberalism
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 27/09/2017
» While much of the world's attention is fixated on North Korea and its nuclear ambitions, something with the potential to be equally globe-rattling is taking place, generally unnoticed, in South Korea. There, new President Moon Jae-in is charting an entirely contrary course in economic policy than much of the rest of the developed world. If successful, the experiment could alter how governments tackle the most challenging problems of our day.
Seeking the truth, not the tragedy, in journalism
News, John Lloyd, Published on 03/07/2017
» London's Grenfell Tower fire victims aren't furious just with local authorities for ignoring safety concerns raised before this month's blaze killed at least 79 residents. They're angry with journalists too.
Death comes too easy in our land of perils
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/06/2017
» Thai society is lamenting the tragic death of five people who fell into a wastewater treatment pond at Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc's (CPF) poultry processing plant last week.
Keeping mouths shut
News, Postbag, Published on 26/06/2017
» Re: 'The Great Dictator' blocked on 'democracy day', (BP, June 24).
Training an eye on China
News, Postbag, Published on 18/06/2017
» Re: "China rail expert plan under fire", (BP, June 15).
Fiery lessons not learnt
News, Published on 17/06/2017
» When seeing a catastrophic fire of a London high-rise building in a country where safety is supposedly of paramount importance (BP, June 15), one wonders how long it will be before Thailand, where it seems safety is of a lesser importance, experience a high-rise fire of similar magnitude? Where fire appliances cannot not reach the upper floors. No fire alarms or fire doors. No smoke detectors and no sprinklers. I hope such a tragedy never happens.
Jumping to conclusions
News, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2017
» There is a certain familiarity about the spat between some officials in the Philippines after the calamitous midnight suicide attack on a Metro Manila resort last week. Gunfire and arson caused by the attacker left at least 37 people dead. Most died from smoke inhalation in the fire set by the attacker at the Resorts World Manila complex not far from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Gunning for disaster
News, Postbag, Published on 16/05/2017
» A local media report said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the education minister to make sure everything is in place to guarantee students are safe, as the new term began Monday.