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Curb dodgy durian trade
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2022
» The rise in the discovery of substandard durians meant for export to China is raising an alarm in the local durian industry.
Ignore petty politics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/04/2022
» Re: "Boston Marathon's brainless bigotry on show", (Opinion, April 12).
Angst all round as Beijing's moment nears
Oped, Selina Wang, Published on 05/02/2022
» China's borders have been virtually closed off for the past two years. Now, in a way, it's opening on a massive scale for the Winter Olympics. To pull this off in the middle of a pandemic, China is holding the Games in a fortress.
Crowe's soft power gift
News, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2021
» The tweeted pictures and messages about Thailand from Hollywood star Russell Crowe come at the right place and time.
Hurt the junta
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/05/2021
» Re: "Myanmar: From diplomacy to force", (OpEd, April 30).
Very Orwellian
News, Postbag, Published on 02/02/2021
» Before I start, I should note that I do not wear a tin foil hat and that it has been a while since my last reading of 1984.
No more 'turning a blind eye'
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/12/2020
» 'Find the bad people," said an emotionally-charged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday when he talked about the human trafficking gangs responsible for smuggling migrant workers from Myanmar into Thailand, blamed for the current Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon province.
Could quarantine facilities be slacking?
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/10/2020
» Almost the same time the tourism authorities welcomed the first batch of long-stay tourists from China last week, local media reported a new infection, a Thai-French woman, who completed the mandatory alternative state quarantine (ASQ) and somehow, after she left, tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sealing virus loopholes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2020
» As the country readies to welcome back migrant workers, state authorities are obliged to intensify measures to the maximum to seal the loopholes and prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Govt must man up, take blame for virus-hit VIPs
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/07/2020
» So, after 49 days of enjoying life again and adjusting to the "new normal" following the long lockdown that left many penniless, rumours suddenly spread about two high-profile coronavirus infections in the country.