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Barking up the wrong trees
News, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2017
» Re: "City takes axe to heritage", (Editorial, Oct 7).
Thailand wobbles toward its place in the sun
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 09/09/2017
» Thailand may at last be entering the 21st century in terms of energy management, albeit slowly and with a wobble.
Deaths sully army image
News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2017
» Another young conscript has died in mysterious circumstances. This time the incident took place at a military base in Surat Thani.
The Pheu Thai circus
News, Postbag, Published on 05/08/2017
» How many times have Pheu Thai politicians shot themselves in the foot. I've lost count. This time they just shot themselves in the mouth, blaming the government for the floods in the Northeast (BP, July 31). Have they forgotten what they did in 2011?
Agriculture 4.0: Obstacles and how to break through
News, Published on 30/06/2017
» Thailand 4.0 is the Thai government's new economic model aimed at pulling the country out of the middle-income trap. For agriculture, it means a seven-fold increase in average annual income of farmers from 56,450 baht to 390,000 baht within the next 20 years -- an extremely difficult, if not impossible objective to be achieved -- a task that would require a drastic shift in strategy to encourage adaptation and adoption of modern technologies.
Doomed stations are part of our heritage
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/04/2017
» While the country observes Thai heritage day tomorrow, it's ironic that we have to watch a lot of our heritage slip away. That includes the old railway stations that are headed for an upgrade under the State Railway of Thailand's (SRT) double-track development plan.
A toast to our world No.1 traffic rank
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/02/2017
» There is some big news for us Bangkokians, and City Hall should offer up a toast this week. Thailand, or Bangkok to be more specific, has once again been listed top of a global list.
About politics
News, Published on 21/01/2017
» The government's latest efforts at reconciliation are exciting few observers v The cabinet faces sustained opposition to its approval of plans to 'bomb' the Mekong v Ex-inmate Chuvit is set to pop up on our screens as a news anchor
Band-aid solutions hide real rice problems
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/11/2016
» It is quite heartening to see the government and private sectors come up with ways and means to help rice farmers, the so-called impoverished backbone of the country who are now in hot water as the price of rice has dropped to its lowest level in a decade. The price of Hom Mali paddy, Thailand's premium grade rice, averages 10,550 baht/tonne based on the government's credit extension scheme which helps rice farmers by setting the pledging price at 90% of the market price of Hom Mali varieties.
Bus service is a long way from 'special'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/09/2016
» Riding a bus earlier this week gave me a new experience, and not a good one.