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End to Senate secrecy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2024
» A call by new Senator Nantana Nantavaropas for live broadcasts of the upper chamber's panel meetings is noteworthy and warrants support. It is a solid measure to ensure transparency, while giving the public access to monitor lawmakers' performance.
Help Thai farmers survive El Niño
Editorial, Published on 13/08/2023
» A storm of hardship seems to be brewing for farmers and consumers. With the Russia-Ukraine war already disrupting global food security and prices, El Niño is threatening to provide an extra headache for those closer to home.
Thais deserve a clean House
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/09/2020
» In less than a month, parliament has been rocked by two bribery scandals which have shaken public confidence in an institution that is supposed to be a fundamental part of the nation's checks and balances mechanism.
No place for bad apples
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2020
» As a probe into attempted extortion by politicians vetting a 2021 budget bill is under way, public tolerance of graft is wearing thin and there are growing expectations that those in the wrong will be exposed and punished. There is no place here for bad apples.
Fretting over fishy business
News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2018
» The government's decision to import fresh fish from a radioactive-contaminated area in Japan's Fukushima prefecture has raised alarm among consumer groups. Such concerns bring no surprise.