• OPINION

  Crossing into despair

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/07/2023

  » Early this month, there was a short news report about the death of a railway staffer in Muang district of Udon Thani province. Local news rarely gathers much mainstream media attention, but this shed light on safety issues related to the infrastructure of the railway system.

• OPINION

  Building roads safely

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2023

  » Road accidents are frequent on Rama II Road, also known as Highway 35, which is the only main artery to the southern region.

• OPINION

  Paying price for slackness

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/03/2020

  » Two explosions right in front of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) in Yala's Muang district that injured many on Tuesday came as a shock, not only because the bombers carried them out in broad daylight, but also because the SBPAC is a highly strategic place that is supposed to be well guarded. Such successful attacks speak volumes about the lax security measures that have justifiably triggered public alarm.

• OPINION

  Get tough to cut road toll

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2019

  » The shockingly high death toll from road accidents in Thailand -- which currently stands at 45 lives lost a day -- attests not only to the grim fact that the government has failed to tackle this chronic problem, but also to the urgent need to overhaul our accident prevention measures.

• OPINION

  Truck trays not for riding

  News, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2019

  » The ghastly road accident early on Sunday morning, in which 13 students were killed when the pickup truck they were riding in overturned in Samut Prakan, shows how safety measures and road regulations have failed to keep the country's roads safe.

• OPINION

  Something fishy about stadium ban

  News, Editorial, Published on 13/01/2019

  » The last minute U-turn by the Phayao Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) in not allowing the Pheu Thai Party to use a district sports stadium for a campaign rally raises suspicions of possible foul play by state authorities.

• OPINION

  Safe roads not just for holidays

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2019

  » The government's road safety promotion campaign during the New Year holidays, better known as the "seven dangerous days", ended with mixed results: the number of accidents fell slightly but the death toll was up to 463, which is a 9.5% increase from last year's figures.

• OPINION

  'Axe lady' not all to blame

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2018

  » The pickup truck bashing incident involving a hot-headed house owner who smashed up a car parked across her driveway by another motorist should not be regarded as an isolated case involving two conflicting parties. The case reflects how enforcement of our laws is so farcical.

• OPINION

  DSI's shot to the foot

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2017

  » The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) was conceived and promoted as the nation's most elite, incorruptible and trustworthy arm of law enforcement. In recent weeks, the force has met none of those standards. An investigation by the "regular" police has turned up astounding evidence against the DSI. It not only indicates gross incompetence. It occurred in one of the most important criminal investigations, a case that concerns the entire public.

• OPINION

  Dangerous militancy

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2017

  » A father's tragic tale shows how far behind the military regime has fallen in the never-ending struggle in the deep South. Maruding Arwae came forward last week to apologise and explain the sudden and secret conversion of his 27-year-old son from model citizen to slain terrorist. The change was so sudden it stunned the parents he lived with. It was so covert that it almost certainly was the first public case of change via internet.

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