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Peace board price tag
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2026
» Thailand has received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join his newly proposed "Board of Peace", an organisation ostensibly aimed at overseeing the reconstruction and peace process in Gaza following more than two years of devastating conflict.
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.
Brakes on seawalls
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2023
» The new environmental law on seawall project development is a real celebration of World Ocean Day, which fell on Thursday. The long overdue environmental code that requires environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for such structures is expected to help slow down the rapid development of seawall projects in coastal areas.
Seawalls are no panacea
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2022
» Last week, the environmental group Beach for Life launched a protest to urge the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to review its policies on the construction of seawalls and breakwaters intended to help prevent coastal erosion.
DSI gives cops sleuth lesson
News, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2019
» A little more than a year after taking up the case of the missing Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has made noteworthy progress. Yesterday, local media reported that the agency has implicated a senior official and his team in the high-profile case and is seeking arrest warrants for them.
Shared items with no sole 'owner'
News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2018
» Over the past weeks, social media has buzzed with a number of Khmer netizens jittering over Thailand's registration of khon masked dance performance as intangible cultural heritage with Unesco.
Let Ko-ee return home
News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2018
» After a long battle, centenarian grandpa Ko-ee Mimee's legal right to become a Thai has won state recognition.
DSI faces an uphill battle in 'Billy' case
News, Editorial, Published on 01/07/2018
» More than four years after the disappearance of Karen rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is starting to feel the heat.
Govt missing in action
News, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2018
» It has been four years this week since ethnic Karen activist Porlachee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen went missing in what is believed to be an enforced disappearance.