• OPINION

  Election rules need legal clarity

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2023

  » After parliament's final session ended on Friday, there were calls for the government to dissolve the House earlier than the deadline of March 23. Needless to say, voters want to exercise their rights while parties want to start campaigning.

• OPINION

  Nok Nok, who's there?

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2022

  » The delayed evacuation of passengers on Nok Air Flight DD108 after a landing mishap in Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang airport shows serious errors of judgement from the emergency responders.

• OPINION

  Niwat award a call to act

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2022

  » After two decades of campaigning to protect the Mekong River, Niwat Roykaew, a local teacher and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai, finally received the accolade he deserved. Mr Niwat was one of six recipients of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award for grassroots environmental activism.

• OPINION

  Forest justice must be for all

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2022

  » A ruling by Chiang Mai's administrative court dismissing a controversial case involving houses and residential buildings for judicial staff draws to a close a long-standing forest conflict in the northern province.

• OPINION

  Hidden realities of carbon credits

  Editorial, Published on 31/03/2024

  » Thai governments -- be they Prayut Chan-o-cha's or Srettha Thavisin's -- have hailed carbon credit programmes as vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, they can become wolves in sheep's clothing if they favour businesses, leaving local communities and nature vulnerable to exploitation. Despite promises to mitigate greenhouse gases, carbon credit programmes often sideline local communities and worsen social and environmental injustices.

• OPINION

  Protect migrant kids

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2024

  » A temple raid in Lop Buri has sparked concern over forced deportations after a group of 19 stateless children enrolled in a monkhood ordination programme were ejected from their class and transferred to the border province of Chiang Rai.

• OPINION

  Casinos must benefit Thais

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/03/2024

  » As the digital wallet and land bridge plans face uncertainty, the Srettha administration is making a new political move with its casino complex economic stimulus project.

• OPINION

  Military largesse

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/03/2024

  » The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) on Monday agreed to hand over its 360-rai Kantarat golf course to the Airports of Thailand Plc so it can be developed as an extension of Don Mueang airport.

• OPINION

  Keep hemp free of cannabis law

  Editorial, Published on 12/11/2023

  » The controversial bill to regulate the use and production of marijuana and hemp is back on the parliamentary agenda. However, the Hmong hill tribe people want the law to leave hemp out, fearing it would jeopardise the age-old use of hemp in their culture and traditions. The government should listen to their concerns.

• OPINION

  Births of a nation

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/11/2023

  » The government has pledged to tackle the low birth rate crisis, declaring it a national agenda item. Such a move is timely, if not long overdue, as Thailand has experienced a demographic imbalance for decades.

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