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Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
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.
Long road ahead for hill tribe justice
Editorial, Published on 28/04/2024
» In November 2016, a forest ranger shot dead Chalee Laijo, 36, a Karen forest dweller, while he was collecting wild mushrooms for food in the Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, the ancestral home of the Karen hill tribes.
Wake-up call for NBTC
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Supreme Administrative Court's verdict on Monday is the latest bombshell to hit the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The higher court overruled a lower court decision to throw out a lawsuit filed by a consumer group against the telecom watchdog regarding the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC).
Don't ignore safety rules
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2023
» A recent tragedy in which two tourists died in a boating accident off the coast of Phetchaburi last week speaks to the urgent need to improve safety standards across the transport network.
No more rash decisions
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) made the right move in putting the brakes on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's haphazard decision to let five types of businesses in the capital, including massage and tattoo parlours, open yesterday.
Truck trays not for riding
News, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2019
» The ghastly road accident early on Sunday morning, in which 13 students were killed when the pickup truck they were riding in overturned in Samut Prakan, shows how safety measures and road regulations have failed to keep the country's roads safe.
Defamation a familiar cry
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2018
» In his effort to have former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdith locked up for "defaming" him when he was a deputy prime minister, political firebrand Suthep Thaugsuban has set another bad example of how politicians have exploited the criminal defamation law to silence and punish their critics.
Stop abuse in our homes
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2018
» On Tuesday, Nitiwadee "Mor Nim" Pucharoenyos, a victim of domestic violence, was spared the death sentence as the Appeal Court found her not guilty of killing her estranged husband. Instead, the court gave her mother the ultimate punishment for masterminding the murder.
Good sports, bad sports
News, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2018
» The Winter Olympic Games begin on Friday at Pyeongchang in eastern South Korea. There has been plenty of good news around this biennial, international gathering. Thailand will have four competitors in the skiing competition. That puts the emphasis on the Olympics as an event of peace and participation, as well as competition. Unexpectedly, North Korea decided at the last moment to join and to participate in the Pyeongchang Games.