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Dealing with dengue, Zika
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/07/2023
» Concern over an increase in mosquito-borne disease cases deserves more attention from our government and broader society.
Hardship by the gross
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2022
» Amid skyrocketing fuel prices, many people and even some politicians have begun to question the profits being made by private refineries. The issue angering critics and consumers is what is known as the gross refining margin, or GRM, of local oil refineries.
Stalemate cannot go on
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2020
» Members of parliament must fulfil their democratic duty and lead the way towards a solution to the ongoing student-led anti-government protests.
Kind words not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2020
» Last Wednesday, Thailand and China had good reason to celebrate: the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
China's assault on reality a game
News, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2020
» On April 30, journalist Chen Jieren was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a number of charges, including "attacking and vilifying" the Chinese Communist Party and government.
Power policy needs rethink
News, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2020
» Cooperating with the state's stay-at-home policy as a means of curbing the spread of Covid-19 has caused a major burden for the public -- a huge increase in electricity bills. Many households have been shocked by their latest bills which, in some cases, have risen three-fold.
What price a clean city?
News, Editorial, Published on 10/09/2019
» Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has made a last-minute decision to halt a four-fold hike in garbage collection fees, to 80 baht per month, until next year. The postponement, which was supported by the coup-installed city council, is seen as confirmation that he is planning to run in the governor election that may take place soon.
Isoc a proxy for army rule
News, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2019
» Once a new cabinet is sworn in, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) should be dissolved as it earlier planned. The country has had enough of having a military regime in charge of civil affairs.
T-shirt saga a witch hunt
News, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2018
» In what seems to be nothing other than a witch hunt against a small group of people who hold a political ideology seen as unorthodox in Thailand, the military junta has set a bad precedent and made an unjust move in slapping severe criminal charges against four people, who are alleged to have promoted the political concept through the distribution of T-shirts.
Pheu Thai has point to prove
News, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2018
» The executives of the Pheu Thai Party may end up thanking their three former colleagues who have been busy siphoning a chunk of the party's former MPs into the fold of a party that backs the military regime. How it handles the poaching saga may prove a yardstick in the party's evolution into an entity less dependent on, and free from the influence of, the Shinawatra clan.