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Mass transit preferred
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2025
» The fierce resistance against the idea of turning the Kasetsart tunnel–Ngamwongwan Road–Phong Phet Bridge into part of a double deck expressway should remind the Ministry of Transport to embrace public participation early when it comes to such projects rather than obsessing over the top-down decision-making process.
Chadchart's challenge
News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2022
» People in Bangkok generally approve of the work record of governor Chadchart Sittipunt after six months in the post, according to a recent opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Chadchart's first real test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2022
» If great power comes with great responsibility, then the large numbers of votes that a politician receives also mean great expectations. This is the case of Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who received a record-breaking 1.3 plus million votes at the gubernatorial election in May.
City poll a harbinger?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/05/2022
» Chadchart Sittipunt's landslide victory in the gubernatorial election in Bangkok on May 22 has helped restore hope that the political divisions which have riven society for nearly two decades may be drawing to a close.
Let the city poll begin!
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/01/2022
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha should officially set the date for the Bangkok governor election.
Cycling needs govt push
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2019
» For many, the elevated bicycle lane beneath the Airport Rail Link, proposed as an alternative for those commuting between eastern Bangkok and the heart of the city by a think tank agency under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is just another pie-in-the-sky plan.
Flood response needs overhaul
News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2019
» Nearly two months after storm-induced floods hit Ubon Ratchathani and other northeastern provinces, the state has sluggishly offered help to those who have suffered from a disaster said to be the most serious in almost two decades.
Asset declaration law angers academics
News, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2018
» A new regulation issued by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) that requires university council members to declare their assets and liabilities has drawn mixed reactions.