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Food safety a pig deal
News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2024
» The Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT) recently returned to Government House and asked the government to delay its plan to raise the minimum daily wage.
Massages need rules
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2024
» The news about Chayada Prao-hom, a singer who recently passed away from injuries thought to be sustained after having a so-called "neck-cracking" massage, was shocking.
HRC term off to shaky start
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2024
» Winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in October is one thing. But walking the line of good human rights protection seems to be a different issue for the Thai government, which starts its three-year term with the body on Jan 1.
Drugstore plan worth a try
Editorial, Published on 17/11/2024
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Medical Council of Thailand are at odds over a project that allows people with common illnesses to seek free medicines from drugstores without a prescription instead of going to see a doctor at hospitals.
Speed up border talks
News, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2024
» The controversy surrounding the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand between Thailand and Cambodia has resurfaced, as the Pheu Thai administration seeks to restart talks with Phnom Penh in a bid to extract the area's natural resources.
iCon case will test PPRP's ethics
Editorial, Published on 03/11/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has accepted the iCon Group's alleged pyramid scheme as a special case, involving over 8,000 complaints claiming combined losses of more than 2.4 billion baht.
Congestion fee questions
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2024
» Politicians and our transport agencies have long considered introducing a traffic congestion charge, but they were never serious or daring enough to upset motorists.
Pheu Thai faces majority test
Editorial, Published on 20/10/2024
» The recent success of the House of Representatives in removing the double-majority clause from the referendum bill and replacing it with a simple majority is just the first triumph. The fight continues.
Violence no way to discipline kids
Editorial, Published on 13/10/2024
» The recent rejection of the draft law against child spanking by the House of Representatives for further review should alarm us all.
High hopes for Kitrat
News, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2024
» The latest appointment of a new national police chief gives the Paetongtarn government a much-needed image boost.