• OPINION

  Hands off our parks!

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2024

  » The latest attempt by the government to carve out 260,000 rai of Sor Por Kor land plots out of Thap Lan National Park has sparked concerns about the potential misuse of national resources to fulfil the administration's populist promise to hand out land to local villagers.

• OPINION

  Breaking the cycle of land inequality

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2023

  » Thailand's land ownership disparity is one of the worst in the world. As such, land reform should be a crucial campaign policy for the upcoming general election. Unfortunately, it is not.

• OPINION

  Reforestation rethink required

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2022

  » The military was given an earful early this month for using invasive alien species in their aerial reforestation mission, and rightly so. The blunder, however, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Thailand's reforestation policy, which puts dictatorship and money before ecological health. To save the forest, this self-serving mindset must end.

• OPINION

  Apply law of the land to all

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2019

  » The poor had it before. They were accused of encroaching on protected forests or national parks. Thirteen landless forest dwellers were convicted of forest encroachment by the Appeal Court this year and sentenced to imprisonment. Now, an MP from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Pareena Kraikupt is facing an accusation of committing a similar offence. Given the influence of the PPRP, all eyes are now on law enforcement officers over whether there will be "double standards" in their handling of the case.

• OPINION

  Drop the forest plan

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2022

  » The Royal Thai Army (RTA) probably expected to receive kudos from environmentalists and the public in general for its reforestation mission. It did not.

• OPINION

  Land saga a test of morals

  News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2019

  » The recent land scandal involving the outspoken MP for Ratchaburi, Pareena Kraikupt, poses a major challenge to the principles of land reform for needy farmers.

• OPINION

  A Wuhan in the making?

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2020

  » The Chinese government may have closed down the wet market in Wuhan where the coronavirus is believed to have originated. But in the heart of Bangkok, a "Wuhan in the making" continues to operate as usual at Chatuchak Weekend Market, where trade in wild animals has taken place for years.

• OPINION

  Protect the gaur

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2017

  » The killings of three rare, wild gaur in Nakhon Ratchasima raise two concerns that should command swift and high-level action. Local police in Wang Nam Khieo district immediately began investigating the shootings. Provincial governor Wichian Chantharanothai actively entered the picture, a distinct step in the right direction. Important issues are at stake, apart from the obvious killing of protected animals.

• OPINION

  Park act needs public input

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/05/2020

  » As a matter of principle, for any law or regulation with adverse effects on people, there must be a process to incorporate public opinion, especially those of stakeholders.

• OPINION

  National park or treasure?

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2021

  » On Monday, the Thai government is expected to re-submit its application to list Kaeng Krachan National Park and its adjacent forest complex as a Unesco World Heritage site at the Extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting convened in Fuzhou, China.

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