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Cancer Bill raises hopes
News, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health is making the right move in drafting the Cancer Bill. The legislation raises hopes for improved access to treatment, stronger prevention, and greater equity in medical resources, as the country faces a growing cancer burden and mounting healthcare costs.
Oil post draws fire
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2026
» After a month of ham-fisted oil crisis management, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul appears to be moving in the right direction.
Cultural eclipse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2026
» The notion of performing major surgery at the Ministry of Tourism and Sports is welcome news. The idea of merging tourism with the Ministry of Culture to create a new ministry that also oversees sports is the brainchild of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
EC is losing public trust
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/02/2026
» If any good has come from the performance of the Election Commission (EC) following the Feb 8 election, it is this: the organisation has exposed the top-down "mandarin" culture of the Thai bureaucracy, where officials act as regulators of the people rather than their servants.
AI double-edged sword in floods
Editorial, Published on 14/12/2025
» The flooding in Hat Yai has exposed not only how inadequate the Thai bureaucracy is in managing a major disaster, especially one involving complex weather data and a high-density urban area, but also how innovative technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a profound double-edged sword.
Dissolution amid danger
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2025
» A House dissolution is not unusual in Thai politics. Before Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the House's dissolution yesterday, previous governments had dissolved the Lower House 15 times over the past eight decades, prompting snap elections.
No cause for GDP panic
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Marketing Association of Thailand's annual survey should serve as a wake-up call for the government as it navigates a year clouded by political uncertainty and economic fragility.
Floods a wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2025
» Fears of an epic flood similar to the catastrophic inundation of 2011 have returned to haunt the public once again.
Mitigating flood misery
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2025
» This week, the general public breathed a sigh of relief after the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) expressed confidence that there is no risk of future rounds of flooding reaching 2011 levels. That epic event has gone down as perhaps the worst floods the nation has faced in modern times.
Open the lid on B12m cash saga
Editorial, Published on 15/06/2025
» The story opened with a bang: a plastic box filled with 12 million baht cash was accidentally found at a garbage disposal area of a Nonthaburi condo and later claimed by a high-ranking adviser to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).