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Probe train bid claims
News, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2022
» As much as it wants to speed up the construction of mass transit systems in the city to alleviate traffic congestion, the government needs to clear allegations of unfair competition in bidding for the Orange Line's western expansion.
BMA fails capital's children in need
Oped, Published on 11/05/2022
» Whoever wins, the new Bangkok governor must bridge the appalling education disparity between the rich and the poor to give children in need a better fighting chance in life.
Giving kids a fair chance to learn
Oped, Published on 27/04/2022
» Last Saturday marked World Book Day, a day that celebrates reading -- one of the most effective tools of learning for young children during their formative years. Yet many children in Thailand, particularly those coming from poor and marginalised groups, are not given the tools and support they need to read and learn effectively.
Disrupting the fake news market
News, Published on 21/03/2022
» After Russia invaded Ukraine, some young Americans created scam Instagram accounts that shared videos and photos about the unfolding events. Pretending to be journalists on the ground, they attracted millions of followers and profited from the ads placed on their pages before they were taken down. It was not an isolated incident; the opportunity to monetise by misleading is the basis of a massive fake news market.
Make reducing plastic second nature
News, Published on 21/03/2022
» Plastic is a preferred material in our daily lives due to its light weight, durability and low production cost. However, its widespread use has unwanted effects. Plastic waste can take a hundred years to decompose, all the while leaching into the environment and wreaking havoc on marine ecology and aquatic species, many of which swallow plastic debris. Microplastics that persist in sea environments, moreover, can later return to the human food chain.
How to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine
Oped, Published on 23/02/2022
» Ukraine's Western friends claim that they are protecting the country by defending its right to join Nato. The opposite is true. In defending a theoretical right, they are jeopardising Ukraine's security by raising the likelihood of a Russian invasion. Ukraine's independence could be defended far more effectively by reaching a diplomatic agreement with Russia that guarantees Ukraine's sovereignty as a non-Nato country, akin to Austria, Finland, and Sweden (all members of the European Union but not of Nato).
Time to ratify Basel ban on toxic waste
News, Published on 11/10/2021
» Last month, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) held an important public hearing that might end the problem of the import of hazardous waste to Thailand.
Aquaculture needs innovation and greener vision
News, Published on 05/10/2021
» The clock is ticking. Billions of people around the world do not have enough food to eat and the number of undernourished is on the rise. With the global population expected to reach 10 billion people by 2050, food security is a huge challenge that is engaging hundreds of millions of farmers, fishers, food processors, technical experts and political leaders.
Time ripe to curb fossil fuel use
Oped, Published on 22/09/2021
» The summer of 2021 has brought a series of record-breaking natural disasters. The list -- which includes flooding in China and Western Europe, heatwaves in North America, extreme drought in Africa, and wildfires in the sub-Arctic and Southern Europe -- is long, growing, and global.
Crippling blow to the global war on terror
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 13/09/2021
» The American-led global war on terror, launched 20 years ago after the Sept 11, 2001, attacks against the United States, was already faltering before President Joe Biden took office. Now it may not recover from the blow delivered by Mr Biden's historic blunder in facilitating the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. The flag of the world's deadliest terrorists -- responsible for killing over 2,000 US soldiers since 2001 -- flies above Kabul on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.