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Krabi deserves protection
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this week granted a small victory to Krabi villagers fighting the quarry industry by agreeing to set up a fact-finding panel to assess the impact of quarrying on ecologically and archaeologically important areas.
NGOs deserve their place
News, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2022
» Exasperated by criticism and calls for political accountability, the Prayut government is pushing a law to clip the wings of civil society. This is a travesty.
EEC riddled with problems
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2021
» Despite continued boasting by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government about the progress of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the fact of the matter is the government's flagship project is riddled with problems.
Meritocracy in govt required
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2021
» The appointment of Boonchob Sutthamanassawong, chief inspector-general at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), to the top position at the Labour Ministry has raised eyebrows. Some observers believe that this appointment is another political manoeuvre to enable the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to maintain the upper hand in the next elections.
CPTPP delay the right call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/07/2020
» The decision earlier this week by the House Committee on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to seek more time to study the impact of the controversial agreement means the country has prolonged its delay in joining the newly formed trade bloc which is to meet early next month in Mexico. That decision was the right one to make.
Park act needs public input
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/05/2020
» As a matter of principle, for any law or regulation with adverse effects on people, there must be a process to incorporate public opinion, especially those of stakeholders.
Mobile meetings just for show
News, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet are set to take a trip to three provinces to the west of Bangkok, namely Ratchaburi, Kanchanaburi and Suphan Buri tomorrow for a mobile cabinet meeting. The two-day trip will be the first mobile cabinet meeting after Gen Prayut formed his Palang Pracharath-led coalition government in early July this year.
Freaking out over art
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2019
» The Ultraman/Buddha controversy seems to be spreading as a group of people calling themselves Chao Buddha Palang Phaen Din, or the Force of Buddhism, filed charges against the student who painted Lord Buddha as the 1970s-era superhero.
Just give us the right oath
News, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2019
» When he led his cabinet in taking the oath of allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony on July 16, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was supposed to recite the full text as stipulated in the charter. But he missed out the last sentence — a vow to protect and abide by the constitution. Many still wonder why.
Civil groups get ignored again
News, Editorial, Published on 23/06/2019
» The 34th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under Thailand's chairmanship is to wrap up today in what is known as a retreat. The grouping with 10 member countries made some progress on certain issues that deserve recognition, but there are some issues that are less than satisfactory, especially when it comes to the group giving the cold shoulder to civil society groups.