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Keeping universal healthcare strong
Oped, Published on 24/09/2025
» For 23 years, Thailand's universal healthcare scheme, better known as the "gold card", has protected millions from financial ruin, a remarkable achievement that has earned worldwide praise. Yet, the system is not perfect.
Thaksin royal insult acquittal sparks debate
Published on 31/08/2025
» The Criminal Court's decision on Aug 22 to dismiss a lèse-majesté case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has triggered intense debate among academics, legal scholars, and politicians, highlighting long-standing concerns about fairness, transparency, and consistency in the judicial system.
Structural reforms key to solving debt, say bankers
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand needs to make a transition from debt-relief measures to structural reforms to address the country’s household debt problem in the long term, says Payong Srivanich, chairman of the Thai Bankers’ Association.
The triality of light
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/08/2025
» In today's digital age and AI technology, impossible photographs become more common. However, back in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s when technology was not as advanced, creating artistic photographs was a huge challenge.
Chasing a better life
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/08/2025
» Over two decades ago, Mai and his family took a train from Surin to Bangkok. Like other young people, they searched for better opportunities in the big city. Initially, they helped with chores in an exchange for shelter at a shrine. Soon, he found other jobs and a place to sleep. Since then, he has delivered charcoal to shops and collected trash. He toils long, back-breaking hours for 150 baht per day.
Pheu Thai earns poor marks
Business, Published on 28/07/2025
» The government led by Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to complete its first year in office this September.
Forgetting what democracy is for and all about
Oped, Published on 10/07/2025
» On June 2, I got a sense of history coming full circle in the Polish town of Sopot, on the Baltic Sea just a few kilometres from the Gdańsk Shipyard. Sharing a stage at the Plenary Session of the European Financial Congress with Lech Wałęsa, the legendary trade unionist who led the 1980 Solidarity strike at the Lenin Shipyard and later became Poland's first post-communist president, I felt I was witnessing the end of an era.
The price of privilege
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/07/2025
» In We Were Liars, Prime Video's new YA mystery-drama based on E. Lockhart's bestselling novel, 17-year-old Cadence Sinclair (Emily Alyn Lind) returns to her family's private island after suffering a traumatic brain injury the previous summer. The incident has left her with no memory of what happened and as she searches for answers, she finds herself surrounded by layers of silence, secrets and selective memory from those closest to her -- including her childhood besties, known as "The Liars", and her first love.
Domestic workers are essential
Oped, Published on 23/06/2025
» On International Domestic Workers Day on June 16, we marked 14 years since the adoption of the landmark ILO Convention No 189 on Domestic Workers, a global commitment to uphold the rights and dignity of those who perform paid work in private homes. It affirmed what should be obvious: domestic workers are workers, and they deserve the same protections, wages and respect afforded to any other occupation.
Opposition calls for Thai education budget overhaul
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2025
» People’s Party MP Parit Wacharasindhu has called for a complete overhaul of Thailand’s education budget, arguing that the current system remains inefficient despite consistent increases in funding.