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Zoo death a stark warning
News, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2025
» The gruesome death of a zookeeper mauled by lions should not be dismissed as a rare fatal accident. What happened on Wednesday morning at Safari World -- a well-known commercial zoo in Bangkok -- serves as a stark warning at a time when lions are becoming increasingly popular pets in Thailand.
Council needs experts
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2025
» For another year, the Metropolitan Administration Council -- known locally as the City Council -- has thrown cold water on a bid to have outsiders join its committees scrutinising the city budget to ensure efficiency, transparency and good governance, as proposed by the People's Party (PP).
Dog attack dilemmas
News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2024
» The latest fatal dog attack last week raises questions about whether Thailand has enough safeguards to deal with some foreign working dog breeds, such as pit bulls.
Govt must do more for heritage
Editorial, Published on 02/06/2024
» The Fine Arts department's decision to register an old wooden house -- a Kudeejeen community landmark -- in Thon Buri district as a historical site is welcome news for many. But this is just the beginning, and like other heritage sites, conservation is still a long way away.
Suvarnabhumi can shine again
Editorial, Published on 10/03/2024
» When it was opened to the public in 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport reflected the mood and aspirations of the entire nation. The airport's main terminal -- a sprawling glass-and-steel structure that covered an area of about 500,000 square metres before its subsequent expansions -- was designed to look like a floating pavilion, its undulating canopy creating an illusion of space. The airport's design language is worlds apart from Don Mueang's, and the message to arriving passengers that Thailand, like its gleaming, brand-new airport, is open and ready to take a step into modernity was clear.
'Phi noi' workers need solution
Editorial, Published on 05/11/2023
» We often hear about the experiences of tourists in Thailand, but there's rarely any discussion of Thais travelling abroad. This changed recently when the hashtag #BanTravelToSouthKorea began trending on X, with netizens accusing the country of discriminating against Thai tourists. Everyone from the average tourist to influencers joined the debate and shared stories of being interrogated and/or refused entry into South Korea despite having all the right paperwork.
Annual pollution woes begin again
Editorial, Published on 22/10/2023
» It may not be immediately obvious, given how grey the skies have been over the past couple of days, but the southwest monsoon has begun to shift, signalling the coming end to the rainy season.
Focus on economy first
News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2023
» Strengthening the Thai passport is one of the Srettha Thavisin administration's top priorities. It was among the cabinet's agenda items during their first meeting earlier this month.
Help Thai farmers survive El Niño
Editorial, Published on 13/08/2023
» A storm of hardship seems to be brewing for farmers and consumers. With the Russia-Ukraine war already disrupting global food security and prices, El Niño is threatening to provide an extra headache for those closer to home.
Yet another missing rail link
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2023
» For decades, commuters wishing to travel from the city's north to its east (and vice versa) have had to deal with bottom-clenching traffic jams on Lat Phrao and Srinakarin roads, two heavily congested roads which form the city's main north-east corridor. In 2005, in a bid to clear up some of the congestion, the Yellow Line was first proposed -- initially as a heavy underground rail service -- but it wasn't until 2012 that substantial plans to build it as a monorail link along the north-east corridor began to surface.