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BMA's sewer war begins
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2025
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) closed down 46 food shops. Owners of these food businesses were found to be violating a municipal law, which requires them to install grease interceptors at their dishwashing basin systems.
Revamp flood plans
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2024
» Flooding in Chiang Mai province finally receded this week, and people are returning to some sense of normalcy. Yet, the latest flood woes have residents concerned about how the local government can manage floods in the future.
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.
Adapting to a hotter world
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2024
» The arrival of rains this week might have cooled off what has been an unusually hot season, which saw temperatures reaching 45C.
Climate wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2024
» As the rest of the country celebrated the festive season, people in the deep South provinces struggled with the effects of severe flooding.
Annual pollution woes begin again
Editorial, Published on 22/10/2023
» It may not be immediately obvious, given how grey the skies have been over the past couple of days, but the southwest monsoon has begun to shift, signalling the coming end to the rainy season.
Help Thai farmers survive El Niño
Editorial, Published on 13/08/2023
» A storm of hardship seems to be brewing for farmers and consumers. With the Russia-Ukraine war already disrupting global food security and prices, El Niño is threatening to provide an extra headache for those closer to home.
Pollution won't fix itself
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2022
» Fine dust has been a long-standing nightmare for Bangkok residents at this time of the year.
Chadchart's first real test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2022
» If great power comes with great responsibility, then the large numbers of votes that a politician receives also mean great expectations. This is the case of Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who received a record-breaking 1.3 plus million votes at the gubernatorial election in May.
Boost air pollution control
News, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2022
» In recent days, most city residents have been preoccupied with navigating heavy rains and floods, so a report by Greenpeace India last week on air pollution and access to air quality data may have gone unnoticed.