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Clean up the justice system
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2017
» Three news reports are in the public spotlight this week. The outrageous details should leave the government with no option but to get serious about the long-overdue reform of the justice system.
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Law bodies let us down
News, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2017
» Bangkok police chief Sanit Mahathavorn has been the focus of news reports in recent months, not for his crime-busting abilities, but a decidedly non-police matter. Last November, as required of all members of the junta's National legislative Assembly, of which he is one, Pol Lt Gen Sanit submitted a summary list of assets to the National Anti-Corruption Committee (NACC) as required by law. The police chief made it clear to the authorities that he was in receipt every month of a flat fee of 50,000 baht for his role as an adviser to the country's biggest beverage empire. Three separate "bait-and-switch" incidents then occurred, and the public were the victims each time.
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City in ruins, IS still a threat
News, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2017
» The disgraceful story of Marawi City in the southern Philippines is an embarrassment to the country's president, Rodrigo Duterte. But it is a threat to Asean neighbours, including Thailand. Southeast Asia today is not only a target of the Islamic State (IS) but an actual threat which could, and should, have been avoided.
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Shared items with no sole 'owner'
News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2018
» Over the past weeks, social media has buzzed with a number of Khmer netizens jittering over Thailand's registration of khon masked dance performance as intangible cultural heritage with Unesco.
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Spat over history futile
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2021
» A temple construction project in Buri Ram, which features Khmer-style sandstone towers, has drawn the ire of some Cambodian netizens who accuse the builder of "copying" their Angkor Wat heritage site, leading to a war of words between netizens of both countries.
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Fuel tax cut needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2021
» The price of oil is a notorious headache for governments around the world. Now, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is reaching for the pill bottle with the global price of oil having risen sharply from US$20 per barrel last year to over $80 this week.
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Unesco label half the fight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2023
» Without a doubt, the decision by Unesco's World Heritage Committee to list Si Thep Historical Park as the nation's seventh World Heritage Site brought smiles to many Thai faces.
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Green efforts need backing
News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2023
» It is good news that the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand won the King Bhumibol Soil Day Award 2023, which is an official United Nations award.
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