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Living with elephants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2023
» The safe return to Thailand from Sri Lanka of the ailing Thai elephant, Sak Surin, which is known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja, on July 2 would not have been possible without the collective efforts of several individuals and agencies.
Phuket image suffering
News, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2022
» The island of Phuket is one of the world's top tourist destinations. However, during the past two years, the local economy has slowed after the pandemic hit the tourism sector, which accounts for 70–80% of Phuket's economic growth.
A failure to protect
News, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2018
» The past week has seen extremely troubling revelations about the huge trade in two harmful items. These are cosmetics made from sub-standard or even deadly materials, and so-called dietary and "health" tablets with shady origins. This issue grew out of a probe into celebrity endorsements of questionable products. It is now an important criminal case involving hundreds of possible felons and the four known deaths their products probably has caused.
Drug case in the limelight
News, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2017
» Several police agencies were pleased with the arrest on Jan 20 of the alleged drug lord Xaysana Keopimpha. In particular, there were four discrete agencies involved in the case. The main office of the Royal Thai Police, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the independent Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) have all clung tenaciously to the case. Mr Xaysana is said to be the biggest kingpin arrested in Thailand in more than 40 years. Unfortunately, authorities are treating the case more like a local soap opera instead of the three-nation cross-border crime it appears to be.
The flipside to 'Nott'
News, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2016
» As social media becomes the bright shining tool for normal people to unearth irregularities and fight injustice, incidents of cyberbullying are lurking in the shadows and becoming an increasing cause for concern.
Body armour an army job
News, Editorial, Published on 23/03/2016
» Weekend shoppers at Bang Na's Seacon Square were treated to a display of giant bears from children's tales. But there was a disturbing message alongside the huge Paddington, Lotso, Po Ping and Winnie the Pooh, among others. There was a sign and kiosk asking for funds to purchase body armour for troops stationed in the deep South. This is a shocking appeal to the public for help with a problem that is now years old, and which has cost lives.