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AI double-edged sword in floods
Editorial, Published on 14/12/2025
» The flooding in Hat Yai has exposed not only how inadequate the Thai bureaucracy is in managing a major disaster, especially one involving complex weather data and a high-density urban area, but also how innovative technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a profound double-edged sword.
Don't rush State Audit Office probe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2025
» Yesterday marked one month since one of the worst earthquakes in Thailand's history shook the capital. The tremor mostly caused minor damage to thousands of properties nationwide, but one building -- the under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district -- completely collapsed during the quake.
Drama and pageantry
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2024
» Despite the Miss Grand International (MGI) Organisation's aim to promote peace, the beauty contest involving Cambodia has been anything but peaceful over the past few days.
Red Bull case must rev up
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/02/2024
» After a long delay, justice is starting to take its course in the notorious hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, the Red Bull scion who allegedly killed a policeman in the Thong Lor area of Sukhumvit in September 2012 before fleeing the country.
Tough penalties aren't enough
Editorial, Published on 04/02/2024
» Shocking crimes committed by young offenders often trigger a familiar demand: raise the legal age of minors so they must face the same penalties as adults. The sole focus on severe penalties, however, is not the answer to the rise in juvenile offenders.
Wage woes need fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/12/2023
» Today, the National Tripartite Wage Committee again meets to reconsider the latest daily minimum wage hike proposal.
The Thaksin treatment
News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2023
» Yesterday marked three months since former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returned from self-imposed exile on Aug 22, which was the last time he has been seen in public.
Minority govt perils
News, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2023
» The issue of a potential minority government forming after the upcoming election has garnered public attention and criticism following recent remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, acknowledging the possibility in theory.
Point system can deter bad drivers
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2022
» The Royal Thai Police and the Land Transport Department say a demerit point system will be introduced on Jan 9. The move is a bid to improve road safety in a country known to have the deadliest roads in Southeast Asia.
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.