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Stop cheating flood victims
News, Published on 18/02/2012
» After repeatedly expressing her concern for the plight of those whose homes and livelihoods were ruined by last year's great flood, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has understandably moved on. The focus now is on the huge and costly infrastructure projects, so beloved by politicians, which are supposed to stop such a calamity from recurring. But, in the rush to launch these new schemes, let us not forget that there are still those who are struggling to put their lives back together after the ravages of nature were compounded by shabby treatment from the government and private sector.
Neighbours to the west get closer
News, Published on 28/02/2012
» Myanmar's ongoing democratic and economic transition has created an unprecedented opportunity for India and Thailand to cooperate and strengthen economic links between South and Southeast Asia. It was therefore no coincidence that the Indian government invited Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to be the chief guest at the country's annual Republic Day parade on Jan 26. Even more symbolic was that the premier's visit to New Delhi overlapped with that of Myanmar Foreign Minister Wanna Maung Lwin, who came to discuss progress on economic and security relations and extended an invitation to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit his country.
A putrid air of stupidity
News, Published on 03/03/2012
» It's a case of too little too late...and a continued front of incompetence. Villages, inner-city homes, wats and rice fields are still burning on a daily basis in Chiang Mai.
'Liberation' from the mob
News, Published on 21/05/2012
» Once again we are reminded of the military crackdown that took place in May 2010. However, I feel that the events could be put into a different perspective.
What's the price of goodwill?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/06/2012
» It's been a while since I've been to the beach, and so a visit to Hat Nang Rong in Sattahip was a pleasant experience for me. After the high rise condominiums, modern shopping complexes and ladyboys of Pattaya, it was a relief to find a beach that was pristine, with clear blue water, white sand and no mushroom umbrellas and 50 baht beach chairs, or even somtam vendors at that.
Railway safety at risk
News, Published on 13/09/2012
» Re: 'Workers fight to hold back torrent' (BP, Sept 12).
Old-town communities under threat
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/10/2012
» The new version of the Bangkok Comprehensive Plan and its new town planning rules are a threat to communities in the city's old town quarters, in particular Charoen Chai community and Woeng Nakornkasem near Chinatown.
Easy to bounce around with our tax money
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/11/2012
» The odd surprise or two from politicians really do make Thailand look like a country where there's never a dull moment. The sad thing, though, is that those surprises always end up with taxpayers' money being washed down the drain.
In courthouse kerfuffle, hubris reigns supreme
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/12/2012
» If you still don't know this, it's about time you did: We are losing the old Supreme Court building, a vintage structure that is part of our national heritage. It is being quietly demolished.
Courthouse death sentence
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/12/2012
» A high-profile dispute over the old Supreme Court building has reached a dead end. The Supreme Court staunchly insists it has the right to continue with its plan to replace the ageing structure with a new, much bigger office, citing a cabinet resolution it acquired in 1988, but the Fine Arts Department and a group of conservationists want to keep the old building for a simple reason _ it is national heritage.