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Trash tells Phuket's story
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2026
» On Friday, images of Patong Beach in Phuket, strewn with garbage, went viral.
Debt woes far from over
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2024
» The news about a 72-year-old woman who was beaten up by debt collectors last week has cast doubts on the supposed successes of the government's campaign to combat loansharking.
Plastic ban must stick
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2023
» The cabinet's decision last week to announce a ban on the import of plastic waste into the country, effective as of Jan 1, 2025, is good news. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether the ban on this type of plastic waste will be implemented.
Time to fix city's trash
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/09/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Council on Sept 14 made the right decision to shelve a plan to increase garbage collection fees from 20 baht to 80 baht a month for each city household. Given rising inflation and the high cost of living faced by the public, it's just not the right time.
PDPA fears don't compute
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2022
» After a two-year wait, the country's much-needed Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came into effect on Wednesday. Yet instead of eliciting a sense of relief it brought about widespread confusion and near panic.
Bin medical waste right
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2022
» As Thailand continues its efforts to dispense with the coronavirus, at least as a devastating pandemic, another major challenge has emerged: how to dispose of medical waste.
Tackling Covid waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health will start delivering 8.5 million Covid antigen test kits (ATKs) to the public on Wednesday. It's the first lot ATKs and the government expects to buy more in the months to come.
War on plastic falters
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2020
» In 2016, the World Economic Forum foretold that without effective intervention, the amount of plastic waste would exceed fish in our oceans by 2050. The writing on the wall was clear -- act now or lose an ecosystem that generates half the oxygen we breathe. Thailand, ranked the sixth-worst ocean polluter, moved quickly to adopt the ambitious "Plastic Waste Road Map 2018-2030", a plan which promised to phase out consumer dependency on single-use plastics through specific targets with the ultimate goal of ensuring all plastic waste by 2027 is recyclable.
What price a clean city?
News, Editorial, Published on 10/09/2019
» Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang has made a last-minute decision to halt a four-fold hike in garbage collection fees, to 80 baht per month, until next year. The postponement, which was supported by the coup-installed city council, is seen as confirmation that he is planning to run in the governor election that may take place soon.