• OPINION

  Welfare rules need review

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2024

  » Last week, Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa announced the expansion of welfare programmes to benefit newborns, the elderly and the disabled. While experts welcomed the push, it was certainly overdue.

• OPINION

  Wheelchair quest spurs reform

  Editorial, Published on 18/02/2024

  » In a remarkable display of resolve, Monthon Phetsang manoeuvred his wheelchair through highway traffic for hundreds of kilometres to reclaim his rights as a disabled citizen. By doing so, the 48-year-old man has single-handedly exposed the bureaucratic hurdles endured by millions of disabled people in Thailand.

• OPINION

  Safety first for swimmers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2023

  » School break seasons in Thailand — the first from March to May and the second from October to November — are a time when drowning accidents among children 15 years old and below rise substantially.

• OPINION

  Don't ignore safety rules

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2023

  » A recent tragedy in which two tourists died in a boating accident off the coast of Phetchaburi last week speaks to the urgent need to improve safety standards across the transport network.

• OPINION

  Politics, sports don't mix

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2023

  » The Football Association of Thailand (FAT), which oversees football, futsal and beach football, has made national headlines over the past few days, but not in a good way.

• OPINION

  Safety must come first

  News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2023

  » The fire drill tragedy that claimed a life and injured another 10 at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district on Friday is not just a one-off mishap.

• OPINION

  Drowning reminder

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2023

  » This week marks the first anniversary of the most reported drowning accident in Thailand's modern history. A year (and a day) ago on the night of Feb 24, actress Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong died after falling off a speedboat in the Chao Phraya River.

• OPINION

  Gun loopholes need plugging

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2022

  » The government appears to be serious about controlling gun ownership and cracking down on illicit drug trafficking in the aftermath of the recent massacre at a childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province, where a total of 36 people, mostly pre-school children, were killed by a former police officer. The measures prescribed last week following a cabinet meeting attended by related ministries, however, regrettably left one crucial element off the table -- the major source of the guns on sale on the market.

• OPINION

  No time to e-waste

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2022

  » Thailand urgently needs to strengthen its e-waste management, before the current problems become insurmountable.

• OPINION

  Stateless students need legal status

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2022

  » Thailand is rapidly ageing. Every child in the country -- regardless of nationality -- needs access to care and education to help meet the country's economic challenges ahead. It is a huge mistake for officialdom to deny stateless children an education and care just because they are non-Thais. This bigotry must end.

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