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Water crisis ignored
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/01/2026
» The United Nations report on "global water bankruptcy" is a final warning to countries worldwide, including Thailand.
Inhaler fuss 'a lesson'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2025
» A public debate has erupted following the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement that laboratory tests found microbial contamination in certain lots of the popular Hong Thai herbal inhaler, one of Thailand's best-known household products, famed among both locals and foreign visitors.
Patients lost in temple scandal
Editorial, Published on 14/09/2025
» For the patients at Wat Phra Bat Namphu, the scandal around its former abbot has revived an old fear: being abandoned all over again.
Trouble with detention
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2024
» The government's honeymoon period after winning a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council looks set to be short-lived, as the unfortunate end of the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai incident cast doubts over the government's commitment to ending the culture of impunity among state officials.
Fighting pork smugglers
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2023
» The government's crackdown on pork smugglers is good news, if not overdue. The unbridled smuggling of such a basic food ingredient violates the law, impairs the country's food hygiene standards, and undermines small-scale swine farms.
End jobs for 'Thais only'
News, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2023
» There are quite a few laws and regulations in Thailand that are outdated, if not irrelevant. Among them is the law governing what types of jobs are reserved for Thais only.
Enemy lingers at the gates
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2022
» With the Covid-19 situation steadily improving, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has eased a raft of health measures and allowed many entertainment industries to come back to life.
Cult under the radar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2022
» It is most astonishing that a cult preaching superstitious beliefs including the consumption of bodily fluids of its leader as a treatment for diseases still exists in this day and age.
Songkran risk remains
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2022
» The start of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year, also marks a celebration of family as most people take advantage of the long holiday to return home.
Review water splash ban
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2022
» The upcoming Songkran holiday will usher in a nationwide exodus, with hundreds of thousands of people heading back to their hometowns. This is a golden opportunity for tourism business operators to cash in on the celebrations, which would typically involve water-splashing on the streets.