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Give BMA cooling centres a chance
Editorial, Published on 08/03/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) initiative providing air-conditioned "cooling centres" may be met with a degree of scepticism but the initiative is an undeniably novel and humane response for a city increasingly pushed to its limits by climate risks -- marked by long summers and more frequent extreme heat events.
Artist award saga leaves sour taste
Editorial, Published on 07/09/2025
» For the sake of its own honour and the prestige in safeguarding the National Artist Award, the Department of Cultural Promotion must break its silence. It needs to clarify whether veteran writer Sri Daoruang was pulled off the list of national artists at the last minute.
High-risk buses must go
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2025
» A recent crash involving a double-decker bus in Nadi district of Prachin Buri that killed more than a dozen passengers is another attestation of loopholes in traffic law enforcement that make sections of roads in this country a death trap.
Drugstore plan worth a try
Editorial, Published on 17/11/2024
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Medical Council of Thailand are at odds over a project that allows people with common illnesses to seek free medicines from drugstores without a prescription instead of going to see a doctor at hospitals.
NBT must serve public
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/07/2024
» On Thursday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, celebrated the 36th anniversary of the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT).
Don't let Phuket drown
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2024
» Heavy floods that lashed the southern province of Phuket last week, affecting more than 1,400 residents, attest to the need for a long-term disaster control plan in this world-class tourist destination.
PM bitten by travel bug
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was set to conclude his overseas trips to France, Italy and Japan on Friday amid questions, if not criticism, over the real benefits they will bring the country.
Keep quiet on Myanmar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2024
» Reports that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra held talks with Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups in Chiang Mai last month are causing an innumerable number of jaws to drop.
Bribery on the roads?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2023
» At a glance, the collapse of a section of road near Soi Sukhumvit 64/1 on Wednesday that nearly swallowed up a loaded lorry could be just another accident beyond anyone's control. But at a closer look, the mishap, which is the second of its type in less than a week, could have something to do with long-standing bribery issues in the transport sector.
Land bridge needs rethink
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2023
» The government deserves praise for its quick work to promote investments in Thailand. That said, speed is not always of the essence when the project in question has a considerable impact on the country.