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Water crisis ignored
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/01/2026
» The United Nations report on "global water bankruptcy" is a final warning to countries worldwide, including Thailand.
Patients lost in temple scandal
Editorial, Published on 14/09/2025
» For the patients at Wat Phra Bat Namphu, the scandal around its former abbot has revived an old fear: being abandoned all over again.
End citizenship delay now
Editorial, Published on 11/05/2025
» They were granted Thai nationality decades ago. Yet for nearly 40 years, they have lived as second-class citizens -- invisible, powerless, and stripped of basic rights -- all because of government red tape.
Lax border tech invites crime
Editorial, Published on 02/03/2025
» Thailand's immigration system is in disarray. A failure to collect biometric data from 17 million travellers has left the country vulnerable, exposing deep flaws in its security apparatus -- not to mention its immigration controls.
Time ripe to prevent unrest
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2024
» Political tensions have soared this week after firebrand Sondhi Limthongkul, leader of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), unveiled his plan to hold regular political activities starting next year.
PM must show courage
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2023
» Deputy PM Somsak Thepsutin is known as a man of few words. His ability to hold his tongue illustrates the old adage that silence is golden. Despite critics often criticising his chameleon-like political nature, they always open their ears whenever he speaks. Needless to say, Mr Somsak rarely has a loose tongue.
Another tragedy in the making?
News, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2022
» On Thursday afternoon in a small province in northeast Thailand, an ex-policeman killed 24 pre-schoolers and 13 adults.
Chaiwut oversteps
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2022
» Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is in hot water for his unbecoming remarks against anti-government protesters who plan to rally tomorrow, the day the Constitutional Court hands down a ruling on the fate of suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after a petition by the opposition bloc.
Probe maid abuse case
News, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2022
» Deputy police spokesman, Kissana Phathanacharoen, made a slip of the tongue when talking to the media about the case of Pol Cpl Kornsasi Buayaem, who is accused of abusing her maid, a former army soldier.
How to grow a greener city
News, Editorial, Published on 03/07/2022
» On Aug 12, Bangkokians will officially get a new landmark, though this time -- thankfully -- it won't be a shopping complex. Impressively, even before the gates of Benjakitti Forest Park are to be officially opened next month, it has already drawn praise from many quarters -- a rare feat for what is essentially a landscaped garden in a concrete-crazed city.