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Animal welfare key to Dusit Zoo move
News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2018
» At the end of this month, Bangkokians will bid farewell to Dusit Zoo, as the final curtain falls for the site, treasured by many not just as a recreational edutainment place, but also as a vast green space in the heart of the capital.
Kra phoenix rises again
News, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2018
» The government has brought the Kra Canal proposal back to life. To be precise, it has ordered a study on a project it has officially renamed as Klong Thai. The new name is presumably a minor celebration of the new eternal Thai-ness campaign, Thai Niyom Yangyuen. A study may be in order, but all it can do is update the literally hundreds of studies, papers, recommendations and proposals of the past 341 years.
Drug reform push stalls
News, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2017
» The Global Commission on Drug Policy was in Thailand last week to show support for reform of the country's "war on drugs" laws. Privy Councillor Paiboon Koomchaya welcomed GCDP chairwoman, former Swiss president Ruth Dreifuss. If you weren't aware that the commission chose Bangkok as the site to introduce its latest annual report, you aren't alone. Ms Dreifuss and Gen Paiboon both have found it difficult to gain traction in their campaigns to bring outdated and failed drug policies into the 21st century.