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Graft body faces test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2026
» Two statements issued by National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) officials, urging a commissioner to resign over bribery allegations involving gold bars, suggest moral hazard at the country's graft-busting office.
Best to kick the habit
News, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2025
» The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has reignited debate over whether smoking rooms should be reinstated inside the country's six major international airports. Citing passenger complaints, health hazards from illicit smoking in restrooms and potential damage to Thailand's tourism image, the AoT has asked the Public Health Ministry to amend regulations and permit designated indoor smoking areas.
Debt bailout warning
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2024
» The Paetongtarn government has announced a bold policy to address Thailand's mounting household debt crisis. The initiative includes a three-year suspension of interest payments for mortgages, vehicle loans and loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), among other items.
Pavements must be safe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2024
» About two weeks ago, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched a project to upgrade the city's footpaths. The plan is to start the work along 16 routes which bisect the city's busiest areas, before improving some 1,000 kilometres of pavements across the city.
Debt policy is a costly folly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin government has given the nod to a three-year debt moratorium for farmers that will cost about 30 billion baht, amid questions tied to the long-term benefits of the programme, which is a huge burden on state coffers.
Dealing with dumped cars
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/12/2022
» With regard to a substantial increase in abandoned cars on Bangkok roads, it's time that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) again gets tough with irresponsible owners and ensures that those dilapidated vehicles are properly disposed of.
Student debt write-off folly
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2022
» Recent stories about a campaign to have student loans written off reflect a crisis of integrity and responsibility in our education system.
Bond scheme needs rethink
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2020
» The government's plan to empower the Bank of Thailand (BoT) to buy corporate bonds with a targeted value of 400 billion baht as a backstop for the bond market has raised concern despite its goal being acceptable.
Curb land reform excess
News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2019
» While Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that tackling inequality is a priority of his government, a recent move of one of his cabinet members on land reform seems to suggest otherwise.
Cloud over Thailand
News, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2018
» The cool season is usually the worst time of the year in Thailand in terms of pollution, and recent years suggest the situation is once again getting out of control. Last week, Bangkok saw the highest levels of dangerously unhealthy air quality since the bad old days of leaded gasoline and uncontrolled wood-cooking fires. Nowadays the literally sickening pollution in the capital comes from vehicle emissions.