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Flat fare a good start
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2025
» The 20-baht flat fare for electric trains that will run from Oct 1 this year to Sept 30 next year is a welcome move to ease the cost of living for city commuters.
History beyond ultranationalism
Editorial, Published on 25/05/2025
» The newly revised Thai history textbook for high school students has sparked fresh questions -- not just about the qualifications of the authors, but whether it's time to move beyond ultranationalism in how we teach our past.
Shrinking the naughty list
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2024
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand's (ACT) annual report -- often released in the third week of December -- has always dented the festive mood.
Grapes of wrath
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2024
» A report about high levels of pesticides found in sampled Shine Muscat grapes has raised fears about food safety, leading many to wonder how many fruits and vegetables sold at markets are laced with toxic chemicals.
Debt woes far from over
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2024
» The news about a 72-year-old woman who was beaten up by debt collectors last week has cast doubts on the supposed successes of the government's campaign to combat loansharking.
Don't take quakes lightly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/11/2023
» Thai society responds to earthquakes with knee-jerk reactions but with flash-in-the-pan attention given.
Just the tonic for Covid
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2023
» As the country has overcome the coronavirus crisis, interest in promoting research into green chiretta or fah talai jone, a herbal medicine that played a role in treating a large number of patients at the peak of the pandemic, has subsided. This is unfortunate.
Tourism fee has promise
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2023
» Despite taking considerable flak for floating the policy, Tourism and Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has made it clear the Thailand Tourism Fee will be levied from September.
RTP graft is out of control
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2023
» The Royal Thai Police's (RTP) record on corruption and misconduct is at an all-time low. It's reached the point where there's not a month or perhaps a week that goes by without news of RTP shenanigans.
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.