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Crack down on drivers
News, Published on 09/05/2015
» I write this to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. With reference to the tragic crashes that resulted in several deaths in just a few days, which were basically caused by recklessness and drink driving, we need your help in making our roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists in intensifying traffic-related law and law enforcement.
Nowhere to ride
News, Published on 08/05/2015
» Deputy Bangkok governor Amorn Kitchawengkul encouraged cyclists to avoid main roads and encouraged those cycling for exercise to ride in public parks (BP, May 7).
Dreaming of the police making our roads safe for cyclists
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 08/05/2015
» I was already in my early teens when I got my first bicycle. At the time, Bangkok was just starting to be modernised. New roads were paved and traffic was light. There were electric trams running. Tuk-tuks had just replaced trishaws which were delegated to outer, less-developed parts of the city and beyond.
Dress up and dumb down for discounts
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 08/05/2015
» I know, I know, no one takes that statement seriously from me anymore as I can feel irritated if a pigeon flies too close to my head. But really, this time it's like someone fired off a round of stupidity bullets and I got hit straight in the heart, despite my attempts to dodge such dumbness.
Take down the traffickers
News, Published on 08/05/2015
» The Prayut government should be commended for taking swift action against human trafficking rings following the shocking discovery of Rohingya death camps in the dense jungles of Padang Besar by the Thai-Malaysian border.
Safer roads for healthier children
News, Published on 08/05/2015
» Walking, cycling, travelling by car, motorcycle or public transport are dangerous endeavours for our children. Developing the country's road transport systems should not come at the expense of our youth.
Raw deal for poor
News, Published on 07/05/2015
» Here in Thailand, when complaints are voiced about the unfair practices of some convenience stores or about any up-market fresh-food outlets, most of the time the complainers don’t even know both businesses they have encountered are controlled by one and the same very rich person.
Cyclists need more support
News, Published on 07/05/2015
» The tragic incident on May 3 in which three Chiang Mai club cyclists were killed and four others injured could have been avoided had the driver of the car which rammed into the cyclists heeded the much-publicised slogan: "No drink driving".
Perceptions of drink drivers must change
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/05/2015
» I didn't expect to be writing about road safety for cyclists — or lack thereof — so soon after my last article. But a series of accidents over the past few days couldn't be left unmentioned.
How the Rohingya crisis came to Thailand
News, Published on 07/05/2015
» The discovery of detention camps and mass graves of the Rohingya in Padang Besar has shocked the public. The testimonies of the survivors have revealed the suffering that human trafficking victims have long endured.