• OPINION

  Time for gun limits

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2024

  » Earlier this month, the Interior Ministry submitted a draft of an amnesty decree to the cabinet that would see individuals in possession of illegal firearms cleared of all charges if they turn in their weapons to authorities within 120 days of the decree taking effect.

• OPINION

  A digital disaster

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2024

  » The government seems undaunted by the reservations about its flagship 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme expressed by a panel under the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Council of State.

• OPINION

  Births of a nation

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/11/2023

  » The government has pledged to tackle the low birth rate crisis, declaring it a national agenda item. Such a move is timely, if not long overdue, as Thailand has experienced a demographic imbalance for decades.

• OPINION

  Fertility needs urgent steps

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2023

  » In a swift move shortly after assuming office, Public Health Minister Dr Cholnan Srikaew rightly identified the country's low fertility rate issue as a pressing concern -- one that looms as a potential threat to the country's competitiveness and economic prospects in the years ahead.

• OPINION

  Student loans need overhaul

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2022

  » The Student Loan Fund (SLF), which was supposed to help students pursue higher education, ended up being the most counterproductive financial scheme in the country. The latest law amendment to help fix the fund is a good start but the agency that runs the fund needs major reform.

• 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

  Student debt write-off folly

  News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2022

  » Recent stories about a campaign to have student loans written off reflect a crisis of integrity and responsibility in our education system.

• OPINION

  All must help save energy

  News, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2022

  » The Russia-Ukraine military conflict has given rise to surging energy prices worldwide with the price of oil now at its highest level in almost 14 years.

• OPINION

  Marcos victory no surprise

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/05/2022

  » This week saw the people of the Philippines elect the son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos to power -- paving the way for the return of the Marcos clan into the halls of Malacanang Palace some 36 years after they were chased out of it during the People's Power Revolution.

• OPINION

  Hands off SSF coffers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2022

  » The government's attempt to revise a law to let subscribers withdraw part of their pension before they turn 55 does not bode well for the sustainability of the Social Security Fund -- the country's largest welfare scheme.

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