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AI double-edged sword in floods
Editorial, Published on 14/12/2025
» The flooding in Hat Yai has exposed not only how inadequate the Thai bureaucracy is in managing a major disaster, especially one involving complex weather data and a high-density urban area, but also how innovative technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a profound double-edged sword.
Something fishy afoot
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/07/2024
» Almost a month after a massive invasion of blackchin tilapia made national headlines, confusion still reigns, with information about the issue still murky.
Time for tourism policy rethink
News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2021
» Last Wednesday, residents of dark-red zone provinces made a dash to restaurants and shopping malls after lockdown restrictions were eased. For businesses like hair salons and massage shops, reopening has restored a vital lifeline after they were forced shut for nearly three months.
Control, don't subdue protests
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2021
» Frontline workers despaired as they were unable to get to where they were needed the most. Teenagers, caught in the crossfire between security forces and protesters, became victims of indiscriminate shooting -- one of whom remained in a coma as of yesterday. Terrified residents, hoping to escape the worst of the clashes by sheltering in their apartment blocks, ended up as victims after tear gas -- hurled to disperse rioters, authorities say -- landed on their porch instead.
Jab switch a big decision
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2021
» The Public Health Ministry's announcement that it will shift its vaccination policy to give the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as a second dose to those who received a Sinovac jab for their first shot is a major decision that will require massive downstream adjustments.
No room for Phuket lapses
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2021
» The Phuket Sandbox is set to be a high-stakes experiment to test the waters and see if the government's plan to reopen the country by October will ever see the light of day.
Patriotic film? Not now
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2021
» The Thai Media Fund's plan to provide a 180-million-baht grant to support a film project that boosts patriotism has generated a big buzz.