• OPINION

  Riled at poor BTS service

  News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2018

  » After almost four days of rush-hour delays, the BTS Skytrain operator managed to "assure" passengers on Thursday that a solution to the problem had been found.

• OPINION

  Go easy on the car seats

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2022

  » A new regulation that makes car seats for children mandatory seems to have come at a bad time. Motorists are complaining the requirement will add to their plight with regard to the surging cost of living.

• OPINION

  Tram U-turn a big letdown

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2021

  » For the central government, Phuket was definitely a golden goose. The renowned tourist destination, which during the pre-Covid era pulled in more than 400 billion baht a year for the country, ranked second only to Bangkok in terms of total revenues generated from tourism.

• OPINION

  Time up for SRT excuses

  News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2020

  » 'This must not happen again," Chachoengsao governor Maitree Traisilanand proclaimed after a tragic crash involving a freight train and local tourist coach at a railway crossing in Muang district about 50 kilometres east of Bangkok, which killed nearly 20 and injured many on Sunday.

• OPINION

  Death penalty is no answer

  News, Editorial, Published on 30/05/2019

  » Amendments to the criminal law to make severe sex crimes punishable by death may cause some people to rejoice. Yet, it would be wrong to think that capital punishment is a panacea for the long-standing problem.

• OPINION

  Don't rush into high-speed

  News, Editorial, Published on 31/03/2016

  » The government's decision to go it alone in investing in the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, albeit a scaled-down version from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima covering a distance of 250km, came out of the blue. The decision followed a meeting last week between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Hainan.

• OPINION

  Dolls just one of many fads

  News, Editorial, Published on 28/01/2016

  » The concern voiced just a few days ago by Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya that the "angel child" or luk thep dolls might be used to smuggle drugs on board a commercial plane has been proven to be true.

• OPINION

  Suvarnabhumi can shine again

  Editorial, Published on 10/03/2024

  » When it was opened to the public in 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport reflected the mood and aspirations of the entire nation. The airport's main terminal -- a sprawling glass-and-steel structure that covered an area of about 500,000 square metres before its subsequent expansions -- was designed to look like a floating pavilion, its undulating canopy creating an illusion of space. The airport's design language is worlds apart from Don Mueang's, and the message to arriving passengers that Thailand, like its gleaming, brand-new airport, is open and ready to take a step into modernity was clear.

• OPINION

  Time for a recharge

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2024

  » A power bank explosion on board a domestic flight that caused a fire in midair has raised concerns over safety measures regarding the widely used electrical device.

• OPINION

  For short hops, rail the way to go

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2024

  » With average global temperatures rising faster than experts had initially projected, flying is starting to look out of fashion, and not just among climate activists and environmentalists.

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