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Outbreak no reason to delay polls
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/06/2020
» After a six-year vacuum in local politics, by the end of this year, some Thais might be able to cast their votes to elect local administrators.
Despair for the 'lockdown generation'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/06/2020
» Fin and Ploen, a young Thai couple I've known for some time, graduated with bachelor's degrees in Chinese language last year. Their dreams are simple: having jobs, saving some money and travelling the world. But the Covid-19 outbreak that made the lockdown inevitable has shattered their dreams.
Phuket must face demons, or end is nigh
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/07/2018
» My condolences to the families of the 47 Chinese holidaymakers who were killed when the diving boat they were on sank in the waters off Phuket in a fierce storm on July 5. It's a massive loss.
Plastic not fantastic for marine life
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/06/2018
» The tragic death of a pilot whale whose stomach was filled with plastic epitomises the magnitude of plastic pollution plaguing our ocean and marine creatures.
Bolder efforts are needed to reel in destructive fishing
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/05/2018
» A still whale shark dangled from a crane on a trawler floating offshore Phuket. Its tail was tied to a lifting machine with a rope. As a by-catch, the heavyweight whale was lifted up by the machine and placed on one side of the vessel's deck. Some crewmen then pushed its massive body into the water.
'Saving face' bogs down flood response
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/08/2017
» This flooding is a natural disaster." That's the best explanation that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was able to give for the floods that ravaged many northeastern provinces starting last week.