• OPINION

  Dealing with Myanmar

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2024

  » As the civil war between Myanmar junta forces and ethnic rebel groups builds, Thailand will be a focal point for providing humanitarian support to large numbers of refugees expected to flee across the border. Thailand -- as an Asean member and Myanmar neighbour -- is also expected to play a role in fostering negotiations and helping Myanmar return to peace.

• OPINION

  Scandal taints Thai rice

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/01/2024

  » The accusation that the country's most famous whistle-blower has been extorting money from a senior official at the Department of Rice has grabbed all the headlines this week and serves to highlight the vacuum of good governance at the Ministry of Agriculture.

• OPINION

  The gift of governance

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/12/2023

  » In a dire attempt to make people feel better, the Srettha Thavisin government is carrying out some New Year gift-giving this month.

• OPINION

  Begging for trouble

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2023

  » Some unscrupulous Chinese, with the help of Thais, have been the subject of recent news reports about fake beggars on Bangkok streets. This began after Kanthat Pongpaiboonvej, alias "good Samaritan" Kan Chompalang, reported a woman in a school uniform with a deformed face begging in the Pin Klao area two weeks ago.

• OPINION

  Illegal pork saga must end

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2023

  » The smuggled pork saga is getting more rotten and its foul smell seems to be travelling afar as the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has unveiled more details about its ongoing probe.

• OPINION

  Casino plans need rethink

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2023

  » The plight of the 160-plus Thais who were duped to work in call centres and casinos in Myanmar's Shan state reminds us of the alarming reality that Thailand is becoming a major transit route for human trafficking and money laundering for casino businesses and online scams in the lower Mekong region.

• OPINION

  Under the weather

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/10/2023

  » The collapse of a fabric roof at Indoor Stadium Huamark has stoked fears about the safety of operating in public buildings.

• OPINION

  Stamping out gun crime

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/10/2023

  » The shooting at a luxury department store in the centre of Bangkok on Tuesday has shed light on "blank guns" -- recreational guns that have become popular weapons here. The double homicide that took place in the late afternoon at a jam-packed shopping mall red-flags the dire need for Thailand to revise its feeble gun policy.

• OPINION

  Shine light on illegal pork

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2023

  » The latest news about the Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) probe into illegal pork has shed light on a serious issue that, if left unchecked, will pose problems for the country's food security.

• OPINION

  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.

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