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  • OPINION

    Keep a lid on Songkran

    News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2017

    » The Songkran Festival officially begins today. Unlike previous years, the water splashing activities especially in Bangkok will take place in regulated calmness thanks to a series of state orders that are driven by the need to promote road safety and curb traffic-related fatalities.

  • 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

    Revisit the pickup rule

    News, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2017

    » The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), Department of Land Transport (DLT) and police must come up with a clear decision on pickup tray passengers soon or confusion will reign.

  • OPINION

    Make the South safer

    News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2016

    » A thwarted attack in the deep South last week emphasised a problem that has been ignored by both military authorities and previous governments. A petrol station owner in rural Yala province became suspicious and called 191 after a man parked a pickup beside her pumps and fled on a waiting motorcycle. Sure enough, there was a large unexploded bomb in the truck. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team rushed to the scene.

  • 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

    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

    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.

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