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OPINION

Corruption keeps getting worse

Editorial, Published on 15/02/2026

» Everyone knows corruption in Thailand is bad, but few realise how bad. By global standards, Thailand is slipping into the bottom tier.

OPINION

Water crisis ignored

Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/01/2026

» The United Nations report on "global water bankruptcy" is a final warning to countries worldwide, including Thailand.

OPINION

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.

OPINION

Plentiful policy on offer

Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2026

» Thailand is heading towards a consequential general election on Feb 8. In the weeks leading up to polling day, voters have been bombarded with policy proposals from across the political spectrum. Many are attractively packaged and, if fully realised, would seemingly transform the country overnight.

OPINION

Parties silent on temple corruption

Editorial, Published on 18/01/2026

» The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of decades of governance failure. Addressing them requires political solutions. As the country prepares to form a new government in the coming months, there is hope for policy, not religious excuses.

OPINION

Safety failures cost lives

Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2026

» First and foremost, this newspaper extends its condolences to the families of the victims of two deadly crane collapses -- one on Wednesday at a railway construction site in Nakhon Ratchasima province, and another yesterday on a section of Rama II Highway in Samut Sakhon. We join the public in praying for those injured and receiving treatment in hospital, hoping for their full recovery.

OPINION

Coast pays the price

Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/01/2026

» The flooding caused by high seas that battered coastal communities in Bang Khunthian, Bangkok, last week is a reminder that coastal erosion remains inadequately addressed.

OPINION

Poll is a test of courage

Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/01/2026

» Thailand has now entered election campaign mode, with barely a month before the next general election takes place on Feb 8.

OPINION

SAO dodges blame

News, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2025

» The State Audit Office (SAO)'s latest statement on the collapse of its 30-storey headquarters is deeply disappointing. It dwells on technical detail while sidestepping the most fundamental question of all: who must be held responsible?

OPINION

Ceasefire accord offers fragile hope

Editorial, Published on 28/12/2025

» With the signing of a ceasefire accord by the defence ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, the borders were to be quiet as of noon yesterday. The immediate challenge now is how to sustain peace between the two neighbours that share an almost 800‑km‑long border.