• OPINION

  Thamanat saga a blight

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2021

  » The Constitutional Court's verdict on the status of Capt Thamanat Prompow did not raise any eyebrows, nor did it bring the whole nation to a shocked standstill. After all, society has become used to surprises from our judicial system that run contrary to public sentiment.

• OPINION

  Bus service is a long way from 'special'

  News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/09/2016

  » Riding a bus earlier this week gave me a new experience, and not a good one.

• OPINION

  A rare occasion when 'dogs are allowed'

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/04/2023

  » Earlier this month an art museum in Athens opened its doors to dogs so the canine community could experience a quiet sniff around important works of art. This might seem rather trivial but when you consider that the "No Dogs Allowed" sign is one of the most familiar around the world the dogs need as much moral support as they can get. It must be a bit disheartening for hounds to be greeted everywhere by signs that they are not wanted… an odd way to treat man's best friend.

• OPINION

  Asean customs transit system a boon

  Oped, Published on 07/09/2022

  » Over three years ago, Mr Raj, the general manager of City Zone Express (CZE) Malaysia, a regional logistics company with branches in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China and a fleet of more than 260 vehicles, was proud of his GPS-equipped fleet. It had innovative security gadgets and an anti-hijacking system, and CZE looked destined to become one of the top logistics companies in the region.

• OPINION

  Shocking hypocrisy

  Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/03/2021

  » Re: "Free detainees, govt tells junta," (BP, March 12).

• OPINION

  A mind for democracy

  News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2018

  » Re: "Potential clash of election, university tests alarm educators", (BP, Oct 25).

• OPINION

  Thai-Style Two-Sentence Horror Stories

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/10/2018

  » To help you get into a spooky mindframe for Halloween, I would like to share a few Thai-style horror stories. But since people have a shorter attention span these days (who doesn't?), I have summed up the shortest stories that have been circulated online. If you get all of them, you are pretty well-versed in Thai culture. Kudos!

• OPINION

  Japanese firms eye robots to fill labour shortage

  News, Published on 16/05/2017

  » Desperate to overcome Japan's growing shortage of labour, mid-sized firms are planning to buy robots and other equipment to automate a wide range of tasks, including manufacturing, earthmoving and hotel room service.

• OPINION

  Thai PBS and the test of a public service TV

  News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 26/01/2016

  » Thais like to blow their own trumpet about many things -- the only country in Southeast Asia not to have been colonised, Bangkok as the capital with the most number of Facebook users, and Siam Paragon as the place with the most Instagram uploads. In 2009 a few Thais started bragging about the first public service television in Southeast Asia, the Thai Public Broadcasting Service or Thai PBS. But now is probably not the time to gloat about this, more than ever.

• OPINION

  Charter must include Buddhist ideas of governance

  News, Published on 28/03/2015

  » I have recently hosted five round tables — one each in Germany, London, Paris, The Netherlands and Madrid — where Thai Buddhist ideas on governance were presented to appreciative audiences.

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