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Mass transit preferred
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/12/2025
» The fierce resistance against the idea of turning the Kasetsart tunnel–Ngamwongwan Road–Phong Phet Bridge into part of a double deck expressway should remind the Ministry of Transport to embrace public participation early when it comes to such projects rather than obsessing over the top-down decision-making process.
New road safety shock
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/06/2025
» A new report on deaths among footpath users is shocking and unacceptable.
Get smarter with Rama II
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2024
» Rama II Road, which intersects with Highway 95, the country's only southbound artery, has grabbed national headlines again. Over the long weekend, it was blamed for turning off tourists en route to the resort town of Hua Hin. The report posted on the "Paksabuy" Facebook page stated that netizens had cited congestion along Rama II Road, as well as expensive accommodation, as one of their chief reasons for avoiding Hua Hin.
Little care for car-free day
News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2020
» While many countries around the globe are planning to celebrate World Car Free Day today by promoting low- and zero-carbon footprint travel, the day looks set to pass with little, if any, attention from the public in most parts of Thailand.
Driving fines must fit crime
News, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2018
» A recent crash on an elevated expressway that caused one death and three injuries, including a police officer, is a tragic incident that should and could have been avoided.
Be realistic on traffic laws
News, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2018
» Over the past few weeks, there have been two proposals to regulate traffic. One was a proposal for harsher punishments for drivers blocking ambulances, and the other was a move by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to curb speeding on expressways.
Premchai a liability to his own business
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/02/2018
» TIT, or “This is Thailand”, is the phrase that has been commonly used here for years when people make fun of the country’s law enforcement, supposedly good governance and other systems. During the past few months, Thailand has been caught in the debate on how the law and the government are going to deal with Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who has been caught wearing 25 luxury watches worth close to 40 million baht in total but had failed to include them in his assets declaration. The agency which is investigating the case against him is led by his former secretary, while his alibi has been that he had borrowed the watches from his friends, one of whom has passed away.