• OPINION

  Save govt cash for real needy

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2019

  » If being judged on the government's criteria by which recipients of the state welfare card scheme for low-income earners are selected, Bhumjaithai Party MP for Pathum Thani Phitsanu Poltee could have been one of them. Unlike many of his fellow Bhumjaithai MPs who are billionaires, his total assets amount to 5,064 baht in savings, and nothing else, according to the asset declaration he recently submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

• OPINION

  Forest row begs solution

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2019

  » For over four decades, Bo Kaew villagers in Chaiyaphum's Kon San district have been haunted by the spectre of eviction, as the Forest Industry Organisation (FIO) battles to turn their land into eucalyptus plantations.

• OPINION

  Don't let city's buses go to ruin

  News, Editorial, Published on 01/09/2019

  » In less than two months since taking office, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has launched a number of initiatives to ease traffic problems. Some, including reviewing the speed limits, have been challenged.

• OPINION

  Tackle roads to boost safety

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2019

  » For those who have experienced a mishap on a Bangkok road, here are some figures from the Safe Cities Index 2019 that confirm that Bangkok is not very safe and that those in charge must step up their efforts.

• OPINION

  Govt critics face speech curbs

  News, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2019

  » Even though Thailand has bid farewell to the military regime under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and now has an elected government, three disturbing developments over the past two days have reminded many of the time when suppression of freedom of speech was rampant under the NCPO. They have also sent a chill down the spine of the government's critics.

• 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.

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