• OPINION

  Assault on the game

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2022

  » 'Shocking moment footballer FLOORS opponent with Muay Thai elbow", "Thai footballer fired for brutal elbow attack on rival", "Thai footballer sacked by Bangkok FC after shocking attack".

• OPINION

  End student hazing rituals

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2022

  » Freshman year should be a highlight of teenage life but for many first-year students hazing rituals -- a "rite of passage" at Thai universities -- is a nightmarish experience.

• OPINION

  Covid lessons from abroad

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2021

  » Thailand plans to waive its mandatory quarantine requirement in Bangkok and four other tourist destinations -- Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Hua Hin, Phetchaburi -- from Nov 1 to vaccinated foreign visitors.

• OPINION

  'Rap nong' still too brutal

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2021

  » It is hard to believe in this day and age that a university student could find his life snuffed out by a hazing prank, given the publicity surrounding such ceremonies and repeated efforts by universities to stamp out the violent and degrading treatment which is often involved.

• OPINION

  Tram U-turn a big letdown

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2021

  » For the central government, Phuket was definitely a golden goose. The renowned tourist destination, which during the pre-Covid era pulled in more than 400 billion baht a year for the country, ranked second only to Bangkok in terms of total revenues generated from tourism.

• OPINION

  Pandemic no time to play favourites

  News, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2021

  » A pandemic, by its very definition, affects the entire world without exception. After all, viruses -- be it the novel coronavirus, polio, or HIV -- do not discriminate on the basis of background.

• OPINION

  Tourist tax could work

  News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2019

  » The government's fresh initiative to charge a tax on tourists who visit Thailand is not a bad idea. But it should not be executed until the government has mapped out an effective plan to manage and allocate the potentially huge revenue generated from the levy.

• OPINION

  EDITORIAL: Honour the King's legacy

  News, Editorial, Published on 14/10/2016

  » No words can describe the sense of loss, the grief and anguish, that Thais of all generations feel today as they mourn the death of beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX. The monarch was Father to the nation. His wise counsel took the country out of several deadly turns, his fortitude and devotion to human development were an inspiration to all.

• OPINION

  Political 'privilege'

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2024

  » With the court acquitting her of charges linked to a roadshow campaign, the countdown has begun for fugitive ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return to Thailand after more than 10 years of self-imposed exile. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and Yingluck's niece, said the runaway ex-PM wants to come home but has not yet set a date.

• OPINION

  The seeds of soft power

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2023

  » 'Soft power" is becoming a new catchphrase in Thai society. Once seen as political jargon describing a nation's diplomatic prowess at winning friends and influencing others rather than relying on coercion, this new sound bite is being used to describe cultural and creative commodities such as movies, literature, art, traditional Thai sports and food, to name just a few.

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