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Airline industry in need of assistance
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2016
» The sight of passengers waiting desperately at Nok Air check-in counters last week was not a surprise, even though none of those trying to board planes had expected problems. Nok Air’s saga started with a strike on Valentine’s Day, which was the result of the cumulative problems threatening small regional airlines.
Diplomacy at the summit
News, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha left on Sunday and arrives back home tomorrow from California. He is attending the first formal meeting between US and Asean leaders ever held outside the region. President Barack Obama hosted the meeting so he could get across his thoughts on China's actions in the South China Sea and also on the fight against rising terrorist threats in the region. It was such a good idea it should go on the diplomatic calendar.
A steady drip of censorship
News, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2016
» The military regime has stepped up its campaign to squeeze information, providers and readers on the internet. It has made public its plans to do this and made it clear it will carry on attempts to convince foreign firms to delete information, reveal identities and transfer control of at least some discussions to the government. The known foreign targets of this pressure are Google, Facebook and Line.
Hoping is not a plan
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2016
» The Royal Irrigation Department actually sounds quite cheerful about the water situation for the coming hot season. Deputy chief Suthep Noipairoj explained last week there is enough water behind RID dams in the Chao Phraya River basin to keep taps flowing until May. And then, he said, it will be the rainy season. Mr Suthep should know this is not encouraging news. While May might be marked on calendars for rain, it is hardly dependable. Last year, the rains began in September.
Plans to fight terror lacking
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2015
» The wave of terrorism in recent days has been horrific. The Paris attacks killed at least 129 and shattered many hundreds of lives of the wounded and the victims' families. Similarly, a bloody attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali, killed 27 but harmed far more. In the Middle East and in the Philippines, extremist groups beheaded a Norwegian, a Chinese citizen and a Malaysian because their families could not raise the money to ransom them.
Fishery action long overdue
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2015
» The government should be lauded for speeding up efforts to clean up the fishery sector. Comprehensive policies and measures to stop overfishing and the use of slave labour are long overdue. The challenges ahead lie in enforcement.
Refugee plan needed now
News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2015
» The monsoon season is ending in western Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal, and that foreshadows a problem. Reports from Bangladesh and Rakhine state of Myanmar are already serving up a warning: traffickers and their prospective Rohingya clients are gearing up to board boats and strike out again for Southeast Asia. A new wave of migrants appears certain.
Why reward the big fish?
News, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2015
» The government must answer many questions before it goes ahead with its plan to give millions of baht to help illegal trawlers who are the big fish in the industry while smaller operators suffer. These are the trawlers that opened the country to international condemnation for their destructive fishing methods and widespread use of slave labour.
Govt must scrap gateway
News, Editorial, Published on 03/10/2015
» The government has no choice but to abandon all efforts toward the single international internet gateway plan now that the policy has zero public trust.
NRSA faces tough job
News, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2015
» The new National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) has no choice but to work industriously and effectively if it is to bring public interest back to the fading reform agenda.