• News & article

  Sinking reputation

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/04/2024

  » The outcome of the Royal Thai Navy's (RTN) internal investigation into the sinking of the HTMS Sukhothai may draw the final curtain on one of the country's worst maritime tragedies.

• News & article

  Coral reefs face new health threat

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2023

  » The end of the year is a time for rest, reflection, and hope of a better future, whether for our family and friends, or for the planet we live on. Unfortunately, this year has continued the trend of climate-linked disasters and as the year comes to an end, disturbing news closer to home has surfaced.

• News & article

  Firetraps need fixing

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2022

  » Saturday's tragedy in South Korea's Itaewon district has raised concerns about the management of crowded entertainment areas in many cities around the world.

• News & article

  Pattaya bent out of shape

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2022

  » The lack of respect for the law evidenced during a raid at Club One Pattaya, a popular pub in Chon Buri, last weekend is nothing short of shocking.

• News & article

  Reshuffle must be clean

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2022

  » The National Police Policy Board will meet today to decide on an annual reshuffle of high-ranking officers in the police force, including the selection of a new national police chief to replace incumbent Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, who retires at the end of next month.

• News & article

  Don't skimp on pub safety

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/08/2022

  » Heads are rolling after a deadly fire broke out at a pub in Chon Buri province in the early hours of Friday morning, killing 14 people and injuring at least 36 others.

• News & article

  Quarantine gets a bad rep

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/05/2020

  » It is encouraging to see the government and the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) act swiftly against reports of alleged extortion that unnamed state officials demanded "commissions" from Pattaya-based hoteliers who agreed to turn their premises into state quarantine facilities.

• News & article

  Rash edicts spur chaos at airport

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2020

  » The chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport on the night of April 3 could have been avoided had the authorities integrated their work to contain the spread of Covid-19. In addition, the legal framework being counted upon is archaic and irrelevant in the face of this rapidly changing pandemic.

• News & article

  Help Thais come home

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2020

  » As the tough war against the coronavirus gets under way, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government is facing growing calls to review flight check-in directives that make it difficult for Thais abroad wishing to come home. And it should listen seriously to the voices of those in trouble.

• News & article

  Challenge of contagion

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2020

  » The exodus of illegal workers from South Korea, the world's No.2 hotspot for Covid-19, has given rise to grave concerns that the disease which has claimed more than 3,200 lives worldwide may well become a pandemic.

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