• OPINION

  Suvarnabhumi can shine again

  Editorial, Published on 10/03/2024

  » When it was opened to the public in 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport reflected the mood and aspirations of the entire nation. The airport's main terminal -- a sprawling glass-and-steel structure that covered an area of about 500,000 square metres before its subsequent expansions -- was designed to look like a floating pavilion, its undulating canopy creating an illusion of space. The airport's design language is worlds apart from Don Mueang's, and the message to arriving passengers that Thailand, like its gleaming, brand-new airport, is open and ready to take a step into modernity was clear.

• OPINION

  Unsafe schooling

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2024

  » Schools are supposed to be safe zones -- more akin to a second home for students where they can learn, gain new experiences, improve their skills and forge friendships.

• OPINION

  Fond memories ruined by queues

  Editorial, Published on 31/12/2023

  » With the New Year set to begin tomorrow, the peak travel season is in full swing, with this year being reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. In the first 11 months of 2023, Thailand welcomed 24.5 million visitors, with Bangkok ranking as the most visited city on the planet (Pattaya and Phuket rounded out the top 20 list). That trend is continuing as cold weather grips many parts of the world and people jet off to the kingdom to enjoy the final days of the year or start the new one with a much-needed holiday.

• OPINION

  Protect indigenous rights and culture

  Editorial, Published on 06/08/2023

  » As the world observes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples this week, it is undeniable that indigenous communities in Thailand continue to endure persecution and discrimination.

• OPINION

  Consider the people's will

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2023

  » Over two months after the May 14 general election, Thailand is yet to have a new government as parliamentary voting for a prime minister has hit a deadlock.

• OPINION

  Review army housing rules

  News, Editorial, Published on 28/06/2023

  » Parliament's opening session on July 3 will be the swansong of the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration, which has ruled the country for over nine years. That said, as the curtain is about to drop, Gen Prayut continues to act as if the end isn't on the horizon.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  More clout to end Slapps

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2023

  » On Wednesday, the Appeal Court upheld a decision to dismiss lawsuits against Biothai president Witoon Lianchamroon initiated by the Weed Science Society of Thailand back in 2019.

• OPINION

  PM's co-existence plan under fire

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2023

  » Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in his capacity as chairman of the National Security Council recently launched an action plan to encourage peaceful coexistence in Thailand.

• OPINION

  Recycling a risk in itself

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2022

  » Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.

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