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NY bash takes turn for better
Editorial, Published on 11/01/2026
» A spectacular display of fireworks is traditionally the crowning moment of any major festival, and the recent New Year celebrations were no exception.
Junta green push runs its course
Editorial, Published on 27/07/2025
» Parliament can make a small but significant step towards improving local environments and the health of local communities if it puts to bed a long-standing junta executive decree originally designed to attract investment in ailing sectors.
The costs of no control
News, Editorial, Published on 16/04/2025
» The collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in the March 28 earthquake continues to uncover the rot within the construction industry.
Govt policies lack foresight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/03/2025
» Conflicting statements from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the recent visa-free policy for some groups of tourists have only contributed to confusion over the matter.
Conserve Bang Kachao's charm
Editorial, Published on 30/06/2024
» During a visit to Bang Kachao earlier this month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin mulled an idea of promoting this part of Samut Prakan province famous for its green space as a high-end tourist attraction.
Hemp's potential goes up in smoke
Editorial, Published on 23/06/2024
» Since the legalisation of marijuana, or ganja, in 2022, the total lack of regulatory control has sparked a public outcry, prompting the Srettha administration to criminalise ganja again. The move to make hemp illegal, too, is a major mistake.
A rice old business
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2024
» The government's plan to sell old rice that has been kept in warehouses in northeastern Thailand for a decade has stunned the public, with fears growing over the potentially adverse impact on people's health and also the domestic rice market if traders export it.
Cannabis rules must make sense
Editorial, Published on 07/04/2024
» It's quite a relief that Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew is ruling out the recriminalisation of cannabis.
An ethical fisheries law
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2024
» This week, the Lower House MPs are beginning their second reading of a new Thai fisheries law that, if passed, would replace the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (2015) -- a heavy-handed law prescribed by the junta government in 2015.
Asean's hope for Myanmar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2024
» As the third anniversary of Myanmar's military coup fell this week, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has made some progress in its peace efforts for its isolated member.