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Respect 'laws of nature'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2024
» Today marks World Environment Day, initiated in 1973 by the United Nations Environment Programme to create a global platform aimed at inspiring positive change.
Deep roots to land row
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2024
» The dispute concerning approximately 2,900 rai of forest land within Khao Yai National Park involving the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation and the Nakhon Ratchasima Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro), highlights concerns regarding a land reform policy aimed at upgrading Sor Por Kor land -- formerly non-transferrable plots allocated to impoverished farmers -- into title deeds.
Unesco label half the fight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2023
» Without a doubt, the decision by Unesco's World Heritage Committee to list Si Thep Historical Park as the nation's seventh World Heritage Site brought smiles to many Thai faces.
PM must fix many pressing issues
Editorial, Published on 27/08/2023
» After months of jostling and wrangling, Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai Party assumed the title of 30th Prime Minister of Thailand last week. After nine years under Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, Mr Srettha, a successful businessman representing a civilian elected government, heralds a new era of hope and belief that he can be the man to steer the ship straight and fix the structural issues that have long plagued the country.
Breaking the cycle of land inequality
News, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2023
» Thailand's land ownership disparity is one of the worst in the world. As such, land reform should be a crucial campaign policy for the upcoming general election. Unfortunately, it is not.
Still more work to do at THAI
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2023
» Thai Airways is in the spotlight once again, but for the wrong reasons. In what has now become a viral TikTok video, a user showed how cabin crew failed to collect meal trays from a seat as a flight from Singapore to Bangkok was about to land.
Rice farmers must prevail
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/11/2022
» For Thais, rice is not just food; it is an object of pride for the country. Therefore, the recent news about Thailand's Hom Mali rice losing its "world's best rice" title is causing quite a stir.
Myanmar poses Asean quandary
News, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2022
» In the year following the coup in Myanmar which unseated Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and then State Counsellor (a position equivalent to prime minister), the country's military has continued to pursue a policy of violence against detractors, leaving the world aghast. It has also left Asean in a quandary over how to handle the situation in a manner befitting its aspirations for growth, future prosperity and influence on the world stage.
Control, don't subdue protests
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2021
» Frontline workers despaired as they were unable to get to where they were needed the most. Teenagers, caught in the crossfire between security forces and protesters, became victims of indiscriminate shooting -- one of whom remained in a coma as of yesterday. Terrified residents, hoping to escape the worst of the clashes by sheltering in their apartment blocks, ended up as victims after tear gas -- hurled to disperse rioters, authorities say -- landed on their porch instead.
Karen key to Unesco dream
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2021
» Next month, Thai delegates will chance their arm again at securing Unesco World Heritage site status for the scandal ridden Kaeng Krachan National Park.