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  • OPINION

    Crumbling pride

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/08/2023

    » A debate surrounding the ongoing renovation of the iconic robot-shaped building on Sathon Road still persists, illuminating the challenges associated with the laws and mechanisms aimed at preserving modern-style architecture in the country.

  • OPINION

    Artist censure a disgrace

    News, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2021

    » The title of National Artist -- an honour the government bestows upon individuals in creative arts -- is usually associated with positive media coverage each February when the national cultural committee announces the names of the year's latest batch of recipients in each discipline.

  • OPINION

    Control, don't subdue protests

    News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2021

    » Frontline workers despaired as they were unable to get to where they were needed the most. Teenagers, caught in the crossfire between security forces and protesters, became victims of indiscriminate shooting -- one of whom remained in a coma as of yesterday. Terrified residents, hoping to escape the worst of the clashes by sheltering in their apartment blocks, ended up as victims after tear gas -- hurled to disperse rioters, authorities say -- landed on their porch instead.

  • OPINION

    War on plastic falters

    News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2020

    » In 2016, the World Economic Forum foretold that without effective intervention, the amount of plastic waste would exceed fish in our oceans by 2050. The writing on the wall was clear -- act now or lose an ecosystem that generates half the oxygen we breathe. Thailand, ranked the sixth-worst ocean polluter, moved quickly to adopt the ambitious "Plastic Waste Road Map 2018-2030", a plan which promised to phase out consumer dependency on single-use plastics through specific targets with the ultimate goal of ensuring all plastic waste by 2027 is recyclable.

  • OPINION

    Freaking out over art

    News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2019

    » The Ultraman/Buddha controversy seems to be spreading as a group of people calling themselves Chao Buddha Palang Phaen Din, or the Force of Buddhism, filed charges against the student who painted Lord Buddha as the 1970s-era superhero.

  • OPINION

    'Khon' dance no reason for discord

    News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2018

    » Members of the public this week rejoiced as the <i>khon</i> mask dance earned global recognition with Unesco adding it to its cultural heritage list after a long wait.

  • OPINION

    Call off rap song probe

    News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2018

    » Just as the sun rises every day, the Royal Thai Police and its Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) were predictably quick to pounce on the flash-mob popularity of song sensations Rap Against Dictatorship (RAD).

  • OPINION

    Ban Plainern's glory under threat

    News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2018

    » Ban Plainern, a residence of the late Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse -- the Great Craftsman of Siam -- is under grave threat from a gigantic condominium construction project on a nearby plot of land.

  • OPINION

    Singing the voting blues

    News, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2016

    » The Election Commission (EC) should have done some homework and assessed how people feel about the charter referendum campaign song before insisting on using it.A quick look at an MV of the song, officially titled, Aug 7 referendum to unite hearts and to strengthen democracy, recently posted on YouTube, would give the EC some startling information. While the song was "liked" by 70 people, as many as 804 users "disliked" the song, as of yesterday.

  • OPINION

    Broadening Thai identity

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2015

    » The triumph of the tuk tuk dress which won the Best National Costume award at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, United States, has stoked a roaring controversy at home.

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