• OPINION

  Protect the gaur

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2017

  » The killings of three rare, wild gaur in Nakhon Ratchasima raise two concerns that should command swift and high-level action. Local police in Wang Nam Khieo district immediately began investigating the shootings. Provincial governor Wichian Chantharanothai actively entered the picture, a distinct step in the right direction. Important issues are at stake, apart from the obvious killing of protected animals.

• OPINION

  Southern comfort?

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/01/2024

  » Yesterday was no run-of-the-mill Thursday; rather, it was a red-letter day marking the decades-long violence plaguing the three southernmost provinces.

• OPINION

  Isoc in need of oversight

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2022

  » The phenomenon of "ghost recruitment" has cast a long shadow over how the government spends tax money to recruit staff to work in restive southernmost provinces.

• OPINION

  RTP's missing tycoon fiasco

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2021

  » The disappearance of a tycoon at the centre of an oil smuggling and money laundering racket in the South just hours after his arrest early this month dealt a heavy blow to the Royal Thai Police (RTP). His high-profile escape drew public attention and tarnished the battered reputation of the justice system.

• OPINION

  Virus bungles need fixing

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2021

  » Who should the public listen to regarding Covid-19 regulations? The provincial governor? The prime minister? The Public Health Ministry?

• OPINION

  Police reform at standstill

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2020

  » The deadly shootout at an underground casino on Rama III Road of the capital, resulting in four deaths on Monday, is a stark embarrassment not only for the Royal Thai Police (RTP), but also for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. It speaks volumes about how the promise of police reform the premier made several years ago while head of the military regime has failed to materialise.

• OPINION

  Army must come clean

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2019

  » The extrajudicial killings of three unarmed villagers in Narathiwat's Rangae district is a real tragedy.

• OPINION

  Big dry needs real cure

  News, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2020

  » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government will launch a number of water schemes with a hefty price tag as part of a raft of measures to alleviate drought.

• OPINION

  National heritage needs protection

  News, Editorial, Published on 28/04/2019

  » The Kallaya temple conflicts eventually concluded with the abbot being found guilty of destroying national treasures and receiving a suspended one-year prison sentence.

• OPINION

  Clock ticks on cave rescue

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/06/2018

  » As the search-and-rescue efforts within Chiang Rai's Tham Luang Cave enter their sixth day Friday, the task of finding the 12 boys and their football coach continues to be hampered by the extreme conditions of the cave environment -- rising water levels and flooding in deeper areas.

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