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Clean Air Bill offers hope
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2025
» Parliament is reportedly set to deliberate the Clean Air Bill today. The scrutiny will be the third and final reading -- jointly conducted by MPs and senators in both houses. If passed immediately, the long-awaited clean air legislation will take effect this year.
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.
So many canals of opportunity await
News, Editorial, Published on 13/12/2020
» For a foreigner, Bangkok's extensive network of crisscrossing klong -- canals -- which once bestowed the city with the title "Venice Of The East" is perhaps a forgotten charm. Yet for many Thai communities built along the banks of these waterways, canals remain a way of life.
No end to flood woes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/12/2020
» As heavy floods battered the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, causing loss of lives and property, the state has not come any closer to a long-term comprehensive solution.
Smarten up 'smart cities'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/11/2020
» The decision by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to participate in the "Smart Green Asean Cities" project sounds like great news.
Get serious on environment
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2020
» Unlike in previous years, it seems the 2020 World Environment Day is going to pass by without much fanfare. There are no significant events being organised by state or private agencies. The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry, which normally hosts the annual event every June 5, appears to be shying away and offering no celebrations or activities. Many people blame the coronavirus pandemic for the lacklustre showing.
Green city sets example
News, Editorial, Published on 20/09/2018
» A very small northeastern town of roughly 22,000 people, Muang Yasothon has proved it can set an example for other bigger cities across Thailand, including Bangkok, to follow.
People first, then parks
News, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2018
» The Ministry of Culture's Fine Arts Department deserves praise for ruling out a mass eviction in its plan to demarcate areas surrounding the Phimai historical park in Nakhon Ratchasima as a conservation site.