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Border talks a test for PM
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2024
» The arrest of two Cambodian activists and a political prisoner who had been granted refugee status last week does not bode well for a Thai government determined to improve its human rights standing as it once again competes for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Get serious on oil prices
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2022
» Urging the public to use private cars less often seems to be a sorely inadequate if not altogether irresponsible response to the oil price surge.
Fix state relief loopholes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/04/2020
» A commotion at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday by those who missed out on the 5,000 baht handout packages reveal mammoth loopholes in the state relief process that need to be fixed quickly.
A Wuhan in the making?
News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2020
» The Chinese government may have closed down the wet market in Wuhan where the coronavirus is believed to have originated. But in the heart of Bangkok, a "Wuhan in the making" continues to operate as usual at Chatuchak Weekend Market, where trade in wild animals has taken place for years.
Make Thai rice great again
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2019
» The failure of Thailand's signature jasmine rice, Thai Hom Mali, to win back the World's Best Rice award two years in a row, is a wake-up call for the government to start taking Thailand's rice development seriously.
Rice farmers need support
News, Editorial, Published on 13/11/2017
» The Rice Exporters Association went to Macau last week and brought home a championship for Thailand. Judges at the Rice Trader World Rice Conference 2017 awarded the title of World's Best Rice to a sample of Thai Hom Mali, often called jasmine rice for its fragrance. At the risk of sounding like sour grapes, the award had mixed blessings. It was arguably a missed opportunity.
Perilous park precedent
News, Editorial, Published on 26/03/2016
» The Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC) is setting a dangerous precedent in clearing an allegation that commission fees were paid for work in the Rajabhakti Park construction by calling it "charges for recommending jobs".
Full probe for Rajabhakti
News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2016
» Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya is correct. The public must be given full details about the construction of Rajabhakti Park, especially in areas where corruption is alleged to have taken place, before they can decide if the project is clean.
Transparency key to restoring trust
News, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2015
» Rajabhakti Park was unveiled in September with pomp, circumstance and fireworks. It is an impressive place: a 222-rai area dominated by monuments to seven great monarchs of the past, from Ramkhamhaeng to Chulalongkorn, who played vital roles in history and were instrumental in establishing and protecting Thailand over the centuries. While some critics may call it the army’s overcompensating answer to Nay Pyi Taw, with seven 14-metre high kings compared with the Myanmar capital’s three 10m statues, the park was welcomed with a high degree of goodwill. The public was interested in the project and prominent figures and businesses donated a billion baht to the army to see the park become a reality.
Clear up park questions
News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2015
» Army chief Gen Theerachai Nakwanich has made the right decision in asking for comprehensive checks into the construction of Rajabhakti Park before the army takes over its administration.