• OPINION

  Heed drought warning signs

  Editorial, Published on 30/07/2023

  » After what seemed like an eternity under the scorching heat because of the massive heatwave that began earlier in the year, the monsoon has finally arrived, bringing with it some respite in the form of overcast skies and late evening downpours.

• OPINION

  Water plans need review

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2023

  » Drought has always been a part of Thailand's weather cycle, but this year's situation is a cause for concern due to the El Nino southern oscillation that is affecting the entire Southeast Asian region.

• OPINION

  Justice key to the toxic haze solution

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2023

  » The toxic smog season is back with a vengeance. Most of February saw Thailand's air quality in the danger zone, and this month it won't get any better.

• OPINION

  Myanmar poses Asean quandary

  News, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2022

  » In the year following the coup in Myanmar which unseated Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and then State Counsellor (a position equivalent to prime minister), the country's military has continued to pursue a policy of violence against detractors, leaving the world aghast. It has also left Asean in a quandary over how to handle the situation in a manner befitting its aspirations for growth, future prosperity and influence on the world stage.

• OPINION

  Pattaya needs sustainability

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2021

  » Muang Pattaya municipality is rolling out its new tourism campaign -- "Pattaya Move On" -- in a bid to lure tourists back to the well-known resort town which has turned into something akin to a ghost town after almost two years of Covid-19.

• OPINION

  Public key to cleaner air

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2021

  » The decision by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ditch two clean air bills this week came at an ill-opportune time. In the northern region, firefighters are still battling against forest fires which have been blamed for toxic smog and a surge in local health complaints.

• OPINION

  Mekong drowned in water politics

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2021

  » The mighty Mekong River is the heart and soul of Southeast Asia. Millions of livelihoods are linked to it, especially in terms of food, energy and water security. Besides giving birth to one of the planet's most biodiverse river basins, the transboundary nature of the river -- which begins its journey in the Tibetan plateau and flows 2,140km through China before entering downstream Southeast Asia -- means it is facing a threat to its existence like none before: hydropolitics.

• OPINION

  'Kaem ling' still needed

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2020

  » Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang will be remembered as someone who has been quite active in implementing flood prevention measures.

• OPINION

  Data mayhem must be fixed

  News, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2020

  » The shambolic registration of self-employed and independent workers who are eligible for the state's 5,000 baht in aid payments for three months to help relieve the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak reflects the country's poor data management and demands a fix.

• OPINION

  China's drain on Mekong

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/04/2020

  » More water discharged from Chinese dams to the lower Mekong River in the dry season and less water in the rainy season. That means a reduction of drought and flooding in the lower Mekong countries. That was the ideal "cooperation" Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam expected from China. In reality, China seems to have done the opposite.

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