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Time for gun limits
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2024
» Earlier this month, the Interior Ministry submitted a draft of an amnesty decree to the cabinet that would see individuals in possession of illegal firearms cleared of all charges if they turn in their weapons to authorities within 120 days of the decree taking effect.
Rethink how we tackle gambling
News, Editorial, Published on 21/05/2023
» Addiction to gambling -- a quiet, subtle affliction -- has long been a festering issue in Thailand. In pursuit of a quick fortune, many end up trapped in the vicious grip of gambling. Despite strict laws, gambling remains a rampant problem affecting multiple facets of society.
A policy for gun safety?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2023
» Gun violence has become a plague around the world. Over a week ago, two mass shootings took place within a single week in Serbia, a nation tied to the third-highest rate of gun ownership in the world. While the tragic deaths shocked the world and broke many hearts, the reaction of the Serbian government was exemplary.
Revisit poll expense rules
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/12/2022
» The Election Commission (EC) proposal governing the expenses on election campaign limits for parties and MPs has caused a stir.
In need of an energy 'saver'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/11/2022
» The government is considering launching a mandatory energy-saving campaign featuring drastic measures amid what appears to be an increasingly bleak energy outlook.
Media ethics need scrutiny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/10/2022
» The massacre at a nursery in a northeastern province last Thursday is among the worst acts of violence in Thai history, and it has along the way revealed how some media need to be more conscious in their coverage of such tragic events to avoid causing further trauma.
Killing spree a red flag
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2022
» The whole nation was shocked and saddened by the heinous shooting spree at a nursery in Nong Bua Lam Phu province yesterday. The nature of the crime inflicted on pre-school children and strangers seems inexplicable and especially callous.
Come clean on Ft charge
News, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2022
» The cabinet decision to guarantee a huge loan to be taken out by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to ease the effect of the higher fuel tariff (Ft) seems a bad idea.
Backsliding by Myanmar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2021
» Just weeks after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) revealed to the world its "breakthrough" on the Myanmar crisis at a special summit in Jakarta on April 24, the grouping is more or less back to square one.
MPs must prove worth
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2020
» With three executive decrees permitting 1.9 trillion-baht in loans for Covid-19 relief being debated in parliament, the legislature has a chance to rekindle public faith in its role as part of the checks and balances system. They must not let the people down.