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Meters won't end taxi woes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2025
» It is no secret that Bangkok's taxi service is plagued with problems, which multiple governments have tried to fix over the years to no avail. The most recent effort to reform the system is a good start, but it will take more than new meters to solve the issues haunting the city's taxi service.
Bus fire probe exposes DLT
News, Editorial, Published on 28/06/2025
» The outcome of the investigation into the tragic bus fire last year, which claimed the lives of 20 students and three teachers, is disgraceful -- but hardly surprising.
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.
New life on the buses?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2024
» Two weeks ago, the cabinet appointed a new board for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). This 48-year-old public mass transit body has a bad reputation as a poorly run state enterprise with a gigantic toxic debt.
Risky buses on our roads
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/12/2023
» A tragic accident earlier this week involving a double-deck bus in Prachuap Khiri Khan, which claimed 14 lives and injured 32, has renewed concerns over safety standards.
Rid roads of unsafe vans
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2023
» The gruesome road tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday night should serve as wake-up call for Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob to rethink continuing to allow the use of converted vans for public transport.
Keep kids safe on roads
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2022
» Society does not need another Seven Dangerous Days to highlight the peak time for road accidents in Thailand during the national long weekend. It sadly happens too often. The public has long witnessed mayhem on the roads.
Tracing a path to Big Brother?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2020
» As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, governments are turning to contact tracing -- a tactic used to control outbreaks of syphilis in the 1930s and more recently Ebola in West Africa.
Get tough to cut road toll
News, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2019
» The shockingly high death toll from road accidents in Thailand -- which currently stands at 45 lives lost a day -- attests not only to the grim fact that the government has failed to tackle this chronic problem, but also to the urgent need to overhaul our accident prevention measures.
GPS tracking is Big Brother
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2019
» In his efforts to tackle the country's notorious road slaughter, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has come up with a "Big Brother" touch. For the sake of safer roads, he has proposed that Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers be installed in all privately owned vehicles to monitor drivers and punish those violating speed limits and other traffic laws.