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Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin government, together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and local administration agencies, are hoping the forthcoming Loy Krathong festival will help stimulate the economy ahead of the New Year.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2023
» Environmental justice finally prevailed for a community in Ratchaburi province that has suffered from the environmental impacts of garbage recycling for almost two decades.
Oped, Published on 03/11/2023
» The world is barrelling down a perilous path. Or, as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres put it, "We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator." But global warming is not just another political issue: reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions is an existential imperative that must not be ignored.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2023
» Accidents caused by daredevils and reckless drivers not only take place on the roads. As water sports become more popular in communities along rivers and canals, these reckless drivers pose an added danger.
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2023
» The government's crackdown on pork smugglers is good news, if not overdue. The unbridled smuggling of such a basic food ingredient violates the law, impairs the country's food hygiene standards, and undermines small-scale swine farms.
Oped, Published on 19/10/2023
» As a long-time advocate for human and environmental rights, I am terrified by the unprecedented frequency of extreme weather events. With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that we are in the midst of an escalating climate emergency. Disasters that past generations would have viewed as biblical or apocalyptic have become our new normal.
Oped, Published on 18/10/2023
» At a time of mounting global pressure towards a carbon-free energy system, Indonesia remains committed to coal.
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2023
» The government's plan to extend the opening hours of nightspots nationwide is welcome. If implemented, the move will be a tonic that revitalises the country's tourism sector. Downstream operators in tourism, such as taxi drivers, transporters and food vendors, will also benefit from the extension, creating benefits for the wider economy.
Oped, Published on 12/10/2023
» This article aims to appraise part of the farm policies that the Prayut Chan-o-cha government implemented from July 2019-July 2022.
Published on 09/10/2023
» Re: "New tax rules need clarification," (Editorial, Oct 8).