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NY bash takes turn for better
Editorial, Published on 11/01/2026
» A spectacular display of fireworks is traditionally the crowning moment of any major festival, and the recent New Year celebrations were no exception.
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.
Safety first with public facilities
News, Editorial, Published on 02/07/2023
» Tragedy struck at Don Mueang Airport this week when a woman bound for Nakhon Si Thammarat ended up in a Bangkok hospital instead after her leg became caught in a moving walkway at the capital's low-cost carrier hub -- forcing an emergency amputation by rescue workers in full view of a shocked domestic terminal.
Clean-up action needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2022
» Thailand joined the international community in marking World Environment Day Sunday with not-so-good news. The country's 2022 environment performance index (EPI), prepared by a Yale University research team, slipped 30 notches from last year's 78th ranking to 108th.
Covid threat just one of many
News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2021
» As Thai authorities battle to halt a tide of infections currently threatening to dislodge a halo worn so proudly by many who thought Covid-19 had been beaten on home soil, a UN report released last week comes as a timely reminder that epidemics come in all shapes and sizes and the present Covid crisis can't be allowed to distract from pro-environmental policy-making.
Banks must do their bit
News, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to be a factor undermining the economy for a long time, though banks can play their part in helping to cushion the blow.
School 'temps' not treated fairly
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2019
» For about a decade, caretakers and other administrative staff serving in state-run schools and other offices of the Education Ministry have been treated as second-class employees.
Time to cast nets wider
News, Editorial, Published on 26/01/2019
» Now that the Thai government has "cleaned up" the country's lucrative fishing industry and saved seafood exporters from potentially huge losses deriving from lost exports to European Union markets, the time is nigh for it to address a bigger problem: saving migrant workers from abuse and exploitation in other sectors.
Paraquat ban still needed
News, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2018
» A final decision made this week by the Hazardous Substance Committee, refusing to ban the import of paraquat and two other toxic chemicals, is flawed with doubt and controversy.
Take shark fin off the menu for good
News, Editorial, Published on 18/02/2018
» Thailand once again is under the international spotlight. A global report has pinpointed Thailand as a country with high consumption of shark fin, which is popular in Chinese food and traditional medicine but which raise conservation concerns.