• OPINION

  Lacking education is prison without the bars

  Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2015

  » The mass arrest of young motorcycle racers in Bangkok earlier this week once again put the issue of parental responsibility into the public spotlight. Whenever minors commit crimes, parents are suddenly left being held to account. Not friends. Not schools. Parents alone. 

• OPINION

  Has reform failed, or has it even begun?

  News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015

  » Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.

• OPINION

  Pedestrians, keep calm and be mindful

  News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/11/2018

  » Readers from most countries would probably have been shocked by the recent story of a teenage girl in Bangkok who was knocked down while walking along a footpath by a speeding motorcycle.

• OPINION

  Double-edged sword called Section 44

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2017

  » At first, the interim charter's Section 44 appears like a hidden sword that a knight in shining armour brings out only to fight a justifiable cause. Indeed, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha makes us believe so. Power and force will be used when necessary and applied constructively, we are told.

• OPINION

  NCPO risks letting coup go to waste

  News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 19/08/2014

  » The prevailing feeling among military supporters of Ya Hai Sia Khong, or do not let a coup go to waste, will be the bane of Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha throughout his year-long attempt at national reform.

• OPINION

  Keep canals clear of racers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2023

  » Accidents caused by daredevils and reckless drivers not only take place on the roads. As water sports become more popular in communities along rivers and canals, these reckless drivers pose an added danger.

• OPINION

  Nike shoes aren't performance-enhancing drugs

  News, Adam Minter, Published on 24/10/2023

  » World records in marathons have toppled like track hurdles in recent weeks. Tigst Assefa, the new women's record holder, beat the old one by more than two minutes. Kelvin Kiptum, the latest men's record holder, took 34 seconds off his predecessor's time. These are astonishing accomplishments. But not everybody is crediting the athletes. Instead, critics argue that Assefa and Kiptum couldn't have run at top speeds without a new generation of high-performance "super shoes". Some go so far as to equate the souped-up shoes to performance-enhancing drugs.

• OPINION

  Old-timey ads that can't be run today

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/11/2019

  » The purpose of an advertisement is primarily to sell products but it also serves as a mirror to reflect the culture and societal values of its day. Before the bombardment of ads on YouTube and on our Facebook newsfeed, there were ads from the past that have accidentally become amusing by today's standard.

• OPINION

  Outdated Views On Gender Need Updating

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/09/2019

  » Despite Thailand's reputation as a country with a high number of female CEOs, now and again I'm reminded that there's still more work to be done to fix the outdated view on genders and the roles of women in Thailand. Here are some examples that would have feminists and SJW triggered.

• OPINION

  Steep fines not enough

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2018

  » The carnage on Thailand's roads, ranked the second deadliest in the world in 2015, is driven by a wide range of factors. In a bid to lessen the horrific slaughter and improve road safety, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) recently came up with a harsh solution, aimed at keeping unlicensed drivers off the roads.

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