• OPINION

  Defusing heritage rows

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2024

  » As the Songkran water-splashing festival draws to a close in Thailand and Cambodia, the war of words among netizens -- sparked by a Thai influencer who made sarcastic comments about the Khmer New Year -- drags on.

• OPINION

  Dying from debt

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2024

  » The recent gruesome murder of a 10-year-old girl by her debt-ridden father in the northern province of Uttaradit raises doubts about the attempts of the Srettha Thavisin government to solve informal debt problems and related loopholes.

• OPINION

  Seek casino referendum

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/04/2024

  » If the Srettha government is to proceed with its plan to build entertainment complexes with casinos, it must first seek a referendum.

• OPINION

  Parliament tug-of-war

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2024

  » The Pheu Thai-led coalition government and the opposition are bracing for a showdown in a general debate which starts today.

• OPINION

  Protect migrant kids

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2024

  » A temple raid in Lop Buri has sparked concern over forced deportations after a group of 19 stateless children enrolled in a monkhood ordination programme were ejected from their class and transferred to the border province of Chiang Rai.

• OPINION

  New life on the buses?

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2024

  » Two weeks ago, the cabinet appointed a new board for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). This 48-year-old public mass transit body has a bad reputation as a poorly run state enterprise with a gigantic toxic debt.

• OPINION

  Hands off our parks!

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2024

  » The latest attempt by the government to carve out 260,000 rai of Sor Por Kor land plots out of Thap Lan National Park has sparked concerns about the potential misuse of national resources to fulfil the administration's populist promise to hand out land to local villagers.

• OPINION

  Scrap booze sale curb

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2024

  » Last week, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said the government is likely to decide on whether to keep an afternoon ban on alcohol beverage sales or revoke it.

• OPINION

  Tough penalties aren't enough

  Editorial, Published on 04/02/2024

  » Shocking crimes committed by young offenders often trigger a familiar demand: raise the legal age of minors so they must face the same penalties as adults. The sole focus on severe penalties, however, is not the answer to the rise in juvenile offenders.

• OPINION

  Too early to call a PM2.5 victory

  Editorial, Published on 28/01/2024

  » After returning from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a quick stop in Chiang Mai this month. There, he hailed the province's improved air quality by stating: "compared to the situation this time last year, it has improved a lot".

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