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The dark side of vaping
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2025
» The latest crackdown on e‑cigarette labs in Pattaya and Bangkok this week is a stark reminder that e‑cigarettes -- illegal products that have become a lifestyle accessory for young people and partygoers -- are growing more widespread and more dangerous.
Facebook's risky game
News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2018
» An official mission of the UN Human Rights Council has issued a properly scathing attack on the persecution of Rohingya Muslims. It has accused the top Myanmar generals of genocide and recommended they somehow be brought to "a competent court" for trial. The three-member committee attacked Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her failure to stop the criminal military actions and charged she abetted and aided them.
Lack of unity in drug sweep
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2018
» The government has launched yet another series of anti-drugs sweep aimed at taming the North. They are part of the decades-old campaign to wipe out trafficking in illicit drugs. Authorities came up with reports to the public that had a very tired look and feel. A one-month "massive" suppression campaign resulted in the arrests of 63 suspects, the seizure of many kilogrammes of drugs and the unsurprising discovery of some 241 million baht of "assets" -- cash, gold, cars and motorcycles, up-scale homes, land and condominiums.