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Making street food sense
News, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2017
» By promoting Bang Khunthian Chai Thalay as a new street food destination in the city, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has come to terms with the reality that street food vendors can make a significant contribution to the local economy.
Keep a lid on Songkran
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2017
» The Songkran Festival officially begins today. Unlike previous years, the water splashing activities especially in Bangkok will take place in regulated calmness thanks to a series of state orders that are driven by the need to promote road safety and curb traffic-related fatalities.
It's rush hour for road safety
News, Editorial, Published on 11/04/2017
» There is no wilder weekend holiday in Thailand than Songkran, and that goes for neighbouring countries as well. In Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, most business comes to a halt, as citizens and visitors mark the traditional New Year. Much fun is had, even if revellers sometimes err on the wrong side of decorum.
No painting over 'sin city'
News, Editorial, Published on 25/02/2017
» The bold declaration by a sustainable tourism organisation to turn Pattaya from "sin city" into a family entertainment destination has been greeted with disbelief. Some people told the organisation to be more realistic while others simply dismissed its vision as an April's Fool joke that came early this year.
Monks need a say in Sangha reform
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2017
» The amendment of the Sangha Act by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) might be an attempt to break the impasse in appointing the new supreme patriarch. However, it takes more than just a one-line revision to reform monks' governing body.
Don't ignore people's vote
News, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2016
» It's beyond question that the draft charter provides the possibility of an unelected outsider becoming the prime minister. The existence of this clause, however, is meant both in spirit and in practice to serve only as a contingency measure for the country to find a solution in case of an administrative deadlock. It should never be taken as standard procedure.
Hazing rituals out of control
News, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2016
» Amid growing calls for hazing and initiation activities to stop, another set of photos has surfaced online which seems to demonstrate that these actions spring from deep roots in Thai people's psyche.
Black snow in Suphan Buri
News, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2016
» Every January, villagers in Dan Chang and two other districts of Suphan Buri province are exposed to a large amount of small black particles and ash blown from large sugar cane fields where farmers set fire to the plants before loading the stems to be sent to factories.
Sexual harassment is not the new norm
News, Editorial, Published on 11/10/2015
» Once again, the State Railway of Thailand is attracting attention for all the wrong reasons after another case of sexual assault against a young passenger. A 15-year-old girl alleged a ticket officer harassed her and assaulted her, although she managed to raise the alarm before her attacker grabbed her phone.
Undo hazing shackle
News, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2015
» August does not only mark the start of the first semester of universities and colleges. It also kicks off the hazing season which refuses to go away despite numerous premature deaths from hazing violence.