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Parliament's costly legacy
News, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2025
» Many years ago, national artist Theeraphol Niyom was one of the architects who helped design the current parliament building, Sappaya-Sapasathan, which is situated on the Chao Phraya River, On one occasion, he told the media that the parliament's blueprint was drawn to inspire elected members and senators to do good things and fear bad deeds.
Needless forest evictions persist
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2024
» Amid the biological richness of Kaeng Krachan National Park, while forest authorities celebrate the importance of wildlife, a troubling practice of forcibly evicting native forest dwellers in the name of wildlife and biodiversity protection continues unabated. This violation of the forest dweller's rights must cease.
Mall razing a rare win
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday began demolishing what remains of Bang Lamphu department store in Phra Nakhon district. The move is a rare victory in City Hall's fight against unsafe buildings in the capital.
Shed light on lamp row
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2021
» Complaints about the procurement of overpriced street lamps have put the heads of two local administration agencies in Samut Prakan on the block.
Schools must be made safer
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2021
» The senseless death of a 15-year-old boy who drowned while attending a boy scout camp in Kalasin province early this week is another example of the tragic repetition of an avoidable mistake: lax safety precautions in outdoor school activities.
'Kaem ling' still needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2020
» Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang will be remembered as someone who has been quite active in implementing flood prevention measures.