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End hazing peril, reform military
Editorial, Published on 03/09/2023
» Army conscript Wichian Phueksom was tortured to death in an army camp over 12 years ago. Today, justice has still not been served.
Police lockup no safe space
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are trying to convince the public that a police inspector's right-hand man, allegedly involved in online gambling and money laundering, simply committed suicide. It is no surprise that only a few people, if any, believe this.
A poisonous can of worms
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2023
» The cyanide poisoning drama involving a pregnant suspect in Kanchanaburi is a shock, not only because of the high number of victims but also the legal loopholes that enabled the suspect to obtain and allegedly misuse a highly hazardous substance.
Don't let puritans spoil progress
News, Editorial, Published on 26/06/2022
» A few weeks have passed since the possession and consumption of cannabis for medicinal purposes was decriminalised. Meanwhile, recreational use is "strongly discouraged", especially in public, but with a lack of clear legislation and rules in place against it, many have interpreted the regulation change that enabled it as blanket legalisation.
Police fail Tangmo test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2022
» If the police wanted to restore public trust in them after multiple failures in the handling of Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong's case, the results of their two-month-long probe will not bring them any closer to that.
Educate, not shame, litterbugs
News, Editorial, Published on 20/09/2020
» More than 20 million tourists visited the nation's 154 national parks in 2019, generating some 2.2 billion baht in revenue, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP). Besides providing a much-needed cash influx, human carelessness or perhaps ironically a lack of care for the environment also meant that these visitors brought with them rubbish -- and lots of it -- in the form of plastic, styrofoam, glass, metal and more.
Take more care with park waste
News, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2019
» The death of a male deer in Nan's Khun Sathan National Park highlights the growing need for a plastic management plan in the country's conservation zone.
No justice, no peace
News, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2019
» The government and the army owe the public a clear explanation of what led to the death of Abdulloh Esormusor, a 32-year-old insurgent suspect who fell into a coma while in custody at a Pattani military camp.
Dugong marks plastic tragedy
News, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2019
» The tragic death of Marium, the baby dugong, is a testament that more efforts are needed to deal with plastic waste.
More excuses from the army
News, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2018
» In the wake of another assault occurring within a military unit that resulted in a 22-year-old conscript, Kacha Pacha, falling into a coma, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad has assured there will be an investigation and that the wrongdoers will be punished.