• OPINION

  PM's flood of anger

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2019

  » As people in Ubon Ratchathani and other flood-ravaged provinces in the Northeast suffer and grieve, the least they can expect from the prime minister is sensitivity to their plight. They should also be able to anticipate adequate emergency relief measures from his administration.

• OPINION

  Killing the golden goose

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2019

  » It's evident that the tourism authorities have woken up to the slowdown in arrivals, a key source of income for the country, and have intensified efforts to improve the situation.

• OPINION

  Our car-free days just token effort

  News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2019

  » For another year, today's Bangkok Car Free Day, the local version of an annual awareness-raising event observed in cities across the world, has been reduced to a PR stunt by the city administration and central government.

• OPINION

  Warming up to draft's end

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2019

  » Once a fierce opponent of ideas to abolish military conscription, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently signalled a possible change of heart -- or at least, a more open heart.

• OPINION

  Black arts at BACC

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/09/2019

  » Ongoing turmoil at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) is threatening to sabotage the city's bid to become a global cultural crossroads.

• OPINION

  Time to take smog seriously

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2019

  » As winter approaches, ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles start to blanket Bangkok and other cities, posing a health threat to the public.

• OPINION

  Don't scrimp on healthcare

  News, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2019

  » Achieving universal healthcare coverage by 2030 is one of the targets within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health. It is a target that Thailand achieved when it rolled out universal healthcare coverage (UHC), known locally as the 30-baht healthcare scheme, in 2002.

• OPINION

  Handouts not the solution

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2019

  » As doubts persist over whether the 1,000-baht cash-handout and 15% cash-rebate schemes will boost local tourism, the government has hinted that it is considering a "second phase" of this splurge.

• OPINION

  NHRC judge plea is futile

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2019

  » The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has suffered another major setback. Last week, NHRC chairman, What Tingsamit, called on the chief judges of the Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court to appoint a new commissioner to enable the agency to function temporarily.

• OPINION

  Flood response needs overhaul

  News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2019

  » Nearly two months after storm-induced floods hit Ubon Ratchathani and other northeastern provinces, the state has sluggishly offered help to those who have suffered from a disaster said to be the most serious in almost two decades.

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