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Parties silent on temple corruption
Editorial, Published on 18/01/2026
» The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of decades of governance failure. Addressing them requires political solutions. As the country prepares to form a new government in the coming months, there is hope for policy, not religious excuses.
Beach woes need blue sky thinking
Editorial, Published on 09/06/2024
» The news in March about a foreigner attacking a Thai woman who was sitting on the stone stairs of his villa, which encroached on Phuket's Yamu public beach, stirred up a national debate about the beach grab issue.
Leave TAO pay out of poll
News, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2023
» As the country gears up for the next election, tentatively scheduled to take place in early May, parties are racing to roll out populist pledges to attract voters.
Taxpayers get a raw deal
News, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2021
» Although the government believes that a cut in the employees' contribution to the Social Security Fund (SSF) from 3% to 0.5% is a valuable assistance measure to this vast group of people who are excluded from the latest relief scheme, the measure is still unsubstantiated and unfair.
Immigration's poor choices
News, Editorial, Published on 09/01/2019
» A Saudi teenager took "running away from home" to a new level on Sunday when she showed up at Suvarnabhumi airport. What happened next, however, turned into unpleasant farce, with Thailand as villain.
Tiny steps for LGBTI rights
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2018
» Just about three months ago, the Justice Ministry's official in charge of the matter promised a new bill to improve the battered rights of same-sex couples. Since then, the government and the Rights and Liberties Protection Department in particular has been tight-lipped. A bill that demands public input and debate has received neither.