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Bread, butter and bikes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2025
» The government's latest campaign to arrest and fine motorcyclists and pillion riders for not wearing helmets has hardly seemed to inspire hope among the public that it will have a positive impact, nor scare potential law breakers.
Road safety a state of mind
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/06/2022
» A new week and another campaign launched to try and drive down road accidents and deaths.
Payouts need rethinking
News, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2021
» Last week, the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC), the state regulator overseeing the insurance industry, made a rare yet correct move in ordering an insurance company to pay 2.5 million baht in compensation to a family whose daughter died in a vehicle accident in Buriram province on May 1.
Get to bottom of 'Boss' saga
News, Editorial, Published on 28/07/2020
» There is no other way for the Royal Thai Police and Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) to salvage their reputation than to get to the bottom of the Red Bull scion's hit-and-run case. The sanctity of the country's justice system now hangs in the balance due to the perceived injustice in this high-profile case.
A sombre Khmer new year break
News, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2020
» Across Southeast Asia, Covid-19 has dampened spirits for what is usually a joyous jubilee, with government's putting the kibosh on large-scale festivities that usually usher in the traditional new year.
Activists face chilling threat
News, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2019
» The latest barbaric assault on anti-junta activist Sirawith Seritiwat sends a chill down the spine with the prospect that, given the current trajectory of polarised Thai politics, the worst is probably yet to come.
Big problems in the city
News, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2018
» Even though it has been voted many times as the world's best city for tourists to visit, Bangkok has become increasingly less livable for its dwellers.