• OPINION

  Building roads safely

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2023

  » Road accidents are frequent on Rama II Road, also known as Highway 35, which is the only main artery to the southern region.

• OPINION

  Time to end BTS drama

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2022

  » Tweets by BTS Group Holdings and the firestorm surrounding the hashtag #DebtMustBePaid on Twitter in recent weeks show how nasty the debate over the country's management of public transport concessions can get. The furore on social media followed the grievances of BTS -- which holds the concession to run the city's Green Line electric rail route -- over the debts owed by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to the company for running Bangkok's skytrain system.

• OPINION

  Opening an old wound

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2022

  » Today the nation again commemorates the Oct 6, 1976 massacre of leftist protesters on a college campus during a violent crackdown by police and right-wing paramilitaries, one of the most tragic incidents to blight Thailand's history.

• OPINION

  Plaudits for revealing deal

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2022

  » The decision by Krungthep Thanakom’s new management to disclose parts of the memorandum of understanding and contract signed by the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) to operate train services along the extension of the capital city’s Green Line deserves praise.

• OPINION

  Shed light on BTSC deal

  News, Editorial, Published on 11/07/2022

  » Contracts pertaining to the operation of Bangkok's Green Line electric train network are complicated yet critical for a decision to determine fair rates along routes.

• OPINION

  Governor set for early tests

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2022

  » Congratulations to the first democratically elected Bangkok governor for nine years.

• OPINION

  Glasgow climate vows fall flat

  News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2021

  » An eventful 12 days of COP26 in Glasgow, that was supposed to end on Friday, headed into overtime yesterday to give delegates more time to reach a final agreement after lofty vows to reverse deforestation and cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

• OPINION

  Time for cops to come clean

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2021

  » The Royal Thai Police should have seen an image boost after so quickly rounding up seven policemen accused of killing a drug suspect in custody. Unfortunately, the post-arrest press conference on Thursday night only served to reinforce the negative stereotypes that haunt Thai law enforcement.

• OPINION

  A time for tolerance

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2021

  » The furore over a tweet by Foodpanda linking anti-government protests to "terrorism" is a reminder that tolerance is sorely needed when political and social rifts have become the "new normal" in the country.

• OPINION

  BTS bid must bring benefit

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2020

  » Transparency and public interest must be a priority when the government decides whether or not it will extend Bangkok Mass Transit System’s (BTSC) concession for the skytrain’s Green Line. Last week, the cabinet withheld its approval to extend BTSC’s concession for 30 more years, as proposed by Interior Minister, Anupong Paojinda, following strong opposition from the Transport Ministry.

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