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Happy days for Chadchart
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2023
» While public approval of his performance after one year in office is good enough to let Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt breathe a sigh of relief, he cannot stay complacent as polls show his popularity is shrinking nonetheless.
Protect our national data
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/04/2023
» Last week, a hacker who went by the name "9Near" did not release the data on 55 million Thais as he had threatened.
Populist ideas don't last
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/04/2023
» In every general election, people have expectations of the new government that emerge after the contest. At the very least, they expect campaign promises to be partially fulfilled, if not all of them.
Data privacy needs boost
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2023
» A hacker who goes by the name "9near" is threatening to publish the personal data of some 55 million Thai citizens on a dark web data-breach site called BreachForum at 4pm today.
Commit to end torture
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2023
» Tomorrow should have been a historic day for human rights in Thailand. It should have been a time for human rights advocates and the public to celebrate because the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act -- a crucial piece of legislation which took 14 years to pass -- was supposed to come into effect.
Vape issue has no easy fix
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2023
» The recent news of police extorting tourists for possessing e-cigarettes raises the question of whether it's time or not to legalise these electronic devices. But it's an issue that goes beyond limiting the income stream of crooked cops.
Citizenship needs revamp
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2022
» Congratulations to Chatchai Choi, formerly known as Choi Young-seok, the coach of Thailand's national Taekwando team, for receiving his Thai national ID card.
Get tough on footy betting
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2022
» As the World Cup 2022 kicked off in an air-conditioned Qatar stadium on Sunday, so did football betting across Thailand -- which, despite being illegal, has unfortunately become a part of the country's football culture.
Vaping ban fails to do its job
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2022
» Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.
No time to e-waste
News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2022
» Thailand urgently needs to strengthen its e-waste management, before the current problems become insurmountable.