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Brave fight to save local landmark
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2023
» Visitors to Kanchanaburi City rarely fail to notice a sprawling complex of gigantic old buildings that have served as the municipality's landmark for almost a century. This awe-inspiring site is Thailand's first paper mill, and the Kanchanaburi people have been rallying around it to preserve their local history and heritage.
It's time to root out endemic graft
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa & Sirisak Laochankham, Published on 16/05/2018
» For 85 years, Thailand has been trapped in a quagmire of political crises. It all began in 1933, when there were two coups in as many months.
Let's have bureaucrats empower people
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Sirisak Laochankham, Published on 07/04/2018
» The outcry about the Khon Kaen deputy governor's letter last month to launch a programme to "stop citizens from being stupid" has largely been placated, following public apologies. But this incident reflects the flaws in the long-standing attitude of the bureaucracy in Thailand towards citizens. Right from the very start, the Thai bureaucracy was designed to control the destiny of the populace, not empower them.