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Lumpini gets a facelift
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2025
» Lumpini Park in the heart of Bangkok is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, with a much-needed facelift.
Transport tops clean air tasks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/11/2024
» This week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched a walking-cycling promotion to tackle the city's notorious traffic congestion. Quite an ambition.
Rise of the killer 'toys'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2024
» As we celebrate World No Tobacco Day today, society, especially parents, are facing a new challenge -- the rise of young smokers and deceptively packaged but harmful tobacco products like "toy pods", the fifth generation of e-cigarettes designed to be both collectable and appealing to youngsters.
Review 5-pill drug limit
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/02/2024
» In response to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's pledge to review a policy that lowers the punishment for ya ba users found to have no more than five methamphetamine pills, the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) said it is considering reducing the limit to three.
The fight against drugs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2023
» It should be good news that the Srettha government will make the fight against narcotics part of the national agenda. Announced on Sunday by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, the news has garnered mixed reactions, especially among human rights activists, which is understandable.
Grim road toll stats not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 17/04/2022
» This year's Songkran holidays might have been a bit livelier with return of at least some fanfare and a trickle of foreign tourists, but one thing certainly has continued to put a damper on the festive mood -- the government's grim, if not misguided, obsession with counting road accidents and deaths throughout the holiday period.
Road safety needs action
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2022
» When ophthalmologist Waraluck Supawatjariyakul died after being hit by a big bike driven by a police officer on Jan 21, many thought her untimely death would usher in road safety reforms, including improvements in how zebra crossings are managed.
Cops must be role models
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/01/2022
» The tragic death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who was hit on a zebra crossing by a cop on a speeding big bike, has left the public with many questions.
Road safety needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2022
» Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist for the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, should have celebrated her 34th birthday yesterday. Instead, it turned out to be her funeral rite.
Haze cannot be ignored
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/01/2022
» Air pollution may be a non-immediate threat but it's a serious danger to public health and more attention should be given to resolving it.