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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.
NHSO reform a national priority
Editorial, Published on 16/11/2025
» On Wednesday, the National Health Security Office -- a public organisation that operates the 30-baht "gold card" or Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) -- will celebrate its 23rd anniversary.
Honest monks hung out to dry
Editorial, Published on 28/09/2025
» A series of monk scandals and temple corruption cases in recent months has prompted the Ecclesiastical Council to order all temples to make their accounts transparent. But good intentions are not enough. Without systemic support, the order may prove hollow.
Jail stay could be short
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2025
» As the public welcomed the Supreme Court ruling against Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday for violating the terms of his incarceration, the question remains as to whether the spiritual leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party would benefit from a home detention programme that could see his one-year prison term cut short.
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.
Reform temples, or lose public faith
Editorial, Published on 08/06/2025
» Temple corruption no longer raises eyebrows. The Wat Rai Khing scandal is just bigger, louder, and harder to ignore. It demands serious reform before public faith erodes further.
Toxic tide still flows
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/06/2025
» A tip-off from a US environmental group about more than 200 hazardous waste containers arriving in Thailand this month highlights the urgent need for more decisive government action to prevent the country from becoming the world's dumping ground for toxic waste.
No verdict, no jail time
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/03/2025
» According to a study by Thammasat University's Faculty of Law published in January, out of the 300,000 people who are awaiting a verdict for their case in a court of law, 74,143 are already locked behind bars.
A New Year of high stakes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2025
» The year 2024 was favourable to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government and the Pheu Thai Party. Last month, the charter court rejected some petitions from political opponents accusing her and Pheu Thai of violating election laws and malfeasance.
Time to deal with e-waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/10/2024
» Electrical appliances, from television sets to refrigerators, mobile phones to tablet computers, have become an essential part of our daily lives. However, most consumers aren't aware of what happens to the obsolete gadgets that they have discarded. A lot of electronic waste, in fact, contain toxic, heavy elements, such as nickel, cadmium, lead and mercury, along with traces of precious metals like gold and silver.