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DNP needs major audit
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2023
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Conservation's (DNP) move to cancel the e-ticket system last week in order to reinstate it yesterday casts a much needed spotlight on the way the state conservation agency handles revenue it collects from entry fees at national parks across the country.
Time to act on bullying
News, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2023
» Some people in Thailand think bullying in schools is a normal part of a child's development process, often downplaying it as children "having fun". But the fact is that bullying is not acceptable behaviour and stamping it out requires a proactive approach from both schools and parents.
Train reaction
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/12/2022
» Two bombs set off at a railway track in Songkhla province have shone a spotlight on the lack of sufficient security protection for this train route in the deep South.
Pattaya needs sustainability
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2021
» Muang Pattaya municipality is rolling out its new tourism campaign -- "Pattaya Move On" -- in a bid to lure tourists back to the well-known resort town which has turned into something akin to a ghost town after almost two years of Covid-19.
Nature wins in virus crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has brought severe losses to the economy and been a serious threat to human health. However, the lockdown is a blessing in disguise for nature and ecology in Thailand.
Diversify the duty-free ops
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2019
» Starting in September of next year, all duty-free shops at Suvarnabhumi airport will be owned and run by one company for a period of 10 years, if the Airports of Thailand (AoT) insists on going ahead with the monopolistic concession model that it has been using since 2006.
Today is no day for guns
News, Editorial, Published on 12/01/2019
» While pictures of five-year-old Prince George, the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, playing with a pretend gun stirred public debate in Britain last June about whether a fascination with military hardware is damaging to little children, the majority of the Thai public has been at ease with something far more worrying for years.
Opening up duty-free
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2018
» As the auction for the concession to operate the duty-free zone at Suvarnabhumi airport comes closer, the fate of an underachieving industry hangs in the balance. The state-run Airports of Thailand (AoT) has not yet revealed whether it will do away with the current monopolistic concession model that has allowed only the sole operator, King Power International, to grow richer -- at the cost of both the state and shoppers.
Woo tourists with safety
News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2018
» While many Chinese travellers will be making overseas trips this week during China's long "Golden Week" holiday, fewer will be coming to Thailand.
Fewer guns, more roses
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2017
» The children of Hat Yai -- and their parents -- were expecting an exciting Children's Day, until a Royal Thai Air Force fly-by went horribly wrong. A Swedish-made JAS 39C Gripen jet, flown by Sqn Ldr Dilokrit Pattavee, suddenly lost altitude, crashed and burned during an air show at Wing 56 in Songkhla province. Thousands of horrified children watched the death of Sqn Ldr Dilokrit. The crash of the air force jet is the strongest reminder of why military shows are not just inappropriate for youngsters, but even dangerous and traumatic.