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    Break the flood cycle

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2022

    » As part of the southern region braces for expected seasonal floods, a vast area of the lower North, including Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong, and Isan remains inundated. Media photos show several houses in flood-hit areas entirely submerged.

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    Cash in on remote work

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/07/2022

    » In late April, Airbnb announced a "Live and Work Anywhere" initiative that allows its employees to work remotely. Earlier this week, it went a step further by sharing 20 destinations it intends to promote with special pages on its website as hubs of remote work, with Thailand on the list. The company will partner with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to create a "Thailand Hub" page that shows long-term accommodation, entry requirements, and visa policies to users.

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    Thailand Pass needs fixing

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2021

    » Hours after Digital Economy and Society Minister, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, assured the public that every bug that crippled the Thailand Pass system had been fixed, several prospective travellers still found themselves frustrated with the process.

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    Corridor must get local input

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2020

    » Despite restrictions on movement necessitated by the Covid-19 outbreak, locals and conservationists in Songkhla's Chana district, whose abundant land has been designated for the industrial development of the South, have found ways to spell out their discontent at the top-down plan.

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    SEC comes at cost to locals

    News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2020

    » To Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet, a proposed special development zone in Songkhla's Chana district they have just approved is a new opportunity for people in the South. But locals and environmentalists see it in a different light.

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    Distress of Rohingya

    News, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2017

    » The biggest tragedy about the Rohingya crisis is how unnecessary it is. A responsive government at Nay Pyi Taw could have responded to or even prevented the violence and suffering. The international community, which has practically adopted "never again" as a slogan, has been unhelpful. Decades of neglect are also weighing on civil society, which far too often has poured millions into relief and development aid for issues that made front pages instead of where help is truly needed.

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