• OPINION

  Go easy on the car seats

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2022

  » A new regulation that makes car seats for children mandatory seems to have come at a bad time. Motorists are complaining the requirement will add to their plight with regard to the surging cost of living.

• OPINION

  Test case for tolerance

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2021

  » A new set of children's books, titled Waad Wang, which provides information on the other side of the anti-institution movement, has drawn mixed reactions and become another test case for tolerance towards different opinions in our society.

• OPINION

  New take on Mother's Day

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2023

  » This week, Anubarn Sri That -- an elementary school in northeastern Udon Thani province -- grabbed media headlines and garnered praise from people for its surprising decision to cancel its usual Mother's Day celebration.

• OPINION

  Temple row needs fixing

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2023

  » A long-standing row between the abbot of Wat Kalaya and the noble Pravitra family demonstrates loopholes in conservation laws and poor enforcement as several heritage places are being threatened in the name of development.

• OPINION

  Hemp needs more support

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2022

  » Marijuana is a drug. It needs proper control. But hemp is not pot. It is a valuable crop for diverse industries, and it needs policy support.

• OPINION

  Asset declaration law angers academics

  News, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2018

  » A new regulation issued by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) that requires university council members to declare their assets and liabilities has drawn mixed reactions.

• OPINION

  Tackling the 'lone wolves'

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2019

  » The worst massacre of innocents in eight years occurred in peaceful Christchurch on Friday. In a 36-minute orgy in two separate mosques, 50 people were shot dead. A definitely demented but functioning man created an unwatchable Facebook video as he killed from close range. Heroes emerged from the mosque mats and in police ranks, but the worst of the killer's work was done.

• OPINION

  Xmas spirit a Thai virtue

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2018

  » The celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ is one of the few holidays so widely marked. It may not be a holiday in Thailand, but there is probably no one unaware of Christmas. Many Christians criticise the commercial atmosphere, but there's really no escaping it. The giving of gifts and the "Christmas spirit" of peace and joy is worth noting by everyone, everywhere.

• OPINION

  Cadmium plan lacking

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/04/2024

  » In an effort to quash the public health scare that followed the discovery of illegal cadmium tailings that were illegally transported from Tak to several locations around the capital, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered the toxic waste be returned to its source.

• OPINION

  Thai families no longer fit a mould

  Editorial, Published on 14/04/2024

  » Today is Family Day in Thailand, and it is appropriate that it is marked at a time when people are already taking time off work to return home and reunite with loved ones to celebrate Songkran together.

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