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OPINION

Our schools must do more to protect kids

Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/04/2026

» Recent disturbing cases of child sexual abuse again show how our education system has failed to keep children safe at school. The new education minister must prioritise school safety and enforce safeguards to protect the next generation.

OPINION

Peepo's story exposes lack of child support

Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/03/2026

» The story of a 13-year-old boy in Nakhon Si Thammarat who lived on the streets, was hit by a car, and later rebuilt his life has gone viral. Yet the life of Peepo -- as the boy is called by the media -- offers not just inspiration. His story exposes years of parental neglect and a lack of state mechanisms to help abandoned children.

THAILAND

Love, lust and lost funds

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/07/2025

» A growing scandal involving senior Buddhist monks and a woman dubbed "Sika Golf" has gripped Thailand in recent weeks. The case centres on Wilawan Emsawat, a 35-year-old woman accused of forging intimate relationships with high-ranking monks and allegedly using them for financial gain, sparking a wide-ranging police investigation and multiple arrests.

THAILAND

Brave whistleblower uncovers pharma scam

Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/03/2025

» In an extraordinary act of courage, Ms Patchani Phunsuk, a whistleblower at the heart of a pharmaceutical corruption scandal, has helped uncover a criminal network that misused taxpayer-funded drugs to enrich a select few while jeopardising public health.

THAILAND

Senate race heats up as interest runs high

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2024

» More than 31,000 people have asked for applications to apply for senators after the five-year term of 250 senators installed by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order ended on May 10.

THAILAND

5m seniors must work to live

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/04/2024

» More than 5 million senior citizens still need to work to earn a living and most of them do not have formal education, says the National Statistical Office (NSO).

THAILAND

Face to face with terror

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/10/2023

» One survivor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall shooting attack recalled the moment when she faced the 14-year-old shooter while running up an escalator.

THAILAND

Govt official defends local food project

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/09/2023

» Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich has brushed aside criticism about the "One Province, One Dish 2023" list of the Cultural Promotion Department, saying local food is a soft power item which the ministry wants to promote.

THAILAND

Life through the lens of a batik maker

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/01/2023

» Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours of golden yellow and brown, the naturally dyed colours from turmeric and leaves of khonthi (beach vitex). The khonthi plant is easily found along beaches in tambon Na Thap of Chana district in the southern province of Songkhla, where her Me-D Na Thap Batik Group is located.

THAILAND

Tech fix for city woes

News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/07/2022

» Shortly after Chadchart Sittipunt became Bangkok governor almost two months ago, he encouraged Bangkokians to report problems in their area directly to authorities through "Traffy Fondue" -- a channel which uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to manage complaints sent in to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).