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Dystopia of slavery
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2025
» The government is moving in the right direction in terms of tackling online scam gangs that operate near the country's borders.
Energy ghost resurrected
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2024
» Each new government must apparently now have its own "flagship" energy policy.
End to Senate secrecy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2024
» A call by new Senator Nantana Nantavaropas for live broadcasts of the upper chamber's panel meetings is noteworthy and warrants support. It is a solid measure to ensure transparency, while giving the public access to monitor lawmakers' performance.
Don't take quakes lightly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/11/2023
» Thai society responds to earthquakes with knee-jerk reactions but with flash-in-the-pan attention given.
A probe too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2023
» The Public Health Ministry's disciplinary probe against Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Songkhla's Saba Yoi Hospital and president of the Rural Doctors Society (RDS), heightens suspicions about whether the move is politically motivated.
Transfer suspicions
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2023
» In the bureaucratic system, transferring a state official is hardly unusual. But this seems not to be the case for government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Chana Hospital in Songkhla province.
Solar power fizzles
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2022
» Early this month, Deputy Agriculture Minister Praphat Phothasuthon unveiled an energy-saving project with the fancy name "Solar Panels NFT for Thai Farmers".
40-baht compo farce
News, Editorial, Published on 28/12/2021
» News of how a man whose house was damaged by a fire at Ming Dih Chemical Co in Samut Prakan province in July received just a 40 baht payment only confirms that compensation mechanisms in Thailand are flawed and need fixing.
Govt clings to local grip
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/11/2021
» Enthusiastic voters will head to poll stations nationwide tomorrow to choose chiefs and members of tambon administration organisations (TAO) after an almost eight-year political gap.
Cities need to be smart
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2021
» So-called smart cities have become aspirational for governments around the world and the government has been among them with its 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021).