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Senate poll must be fair
News, Editorial, Published on 08/04/2024
» The military-appointed senators will end their five-year term on May 10. That marks an end to their controversial time in Upper House.
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Cops in need of kid gloves
News, Editorial, Published on 09/01/2024
» The latest brainchild of national police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol's on lowering the minimum age for criminal responsibility does not bode well for children's rights. While countries around the world, including those in Asean, have tried to improve the rights of children and show leniency to young offenders, the national police chief's idea will move the country in the opposite direction.
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Safety first with public facilities
News, Editorial, Published on 02/07/2023
» Tragedy struck at Don Mueang Airport this week when a woman bound for Nakhon Si Thammarat ended up in a Bangkok hospital instead after her leg became caught in a moving walkway at the capital's low-cost carrier hub -- forcing an emergency amputation by rescue workers in full view of a shocked domestic terminal.
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Brave fight to save local landmark
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2023
» Visitors to Kanchanaburi City rarely fail to notice a sprawling complex of gigantic old buildings that have served as the municipality's landmark for almost a century. This awe-inspiring site is Thailand's first paper mill, and the Kanchanaburi people have been rallying around it to preserve their local history and heritage.
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Govt must get a grip on guns
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/03/2023
» The two latest fatal armed stand-offs that occurred within a week of each other remind society once more that gun violence has become the new normal in Thailand. Equally worrying is how the government is choosing to deal with this problem.
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Nok Nok, who's there?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2022
» The delayed evacuation of passengers on Nok Air Flight DD108 after a landing mishap in Chiang Rai's Mae Fah Luang airport shows serious errors of judgement from the emergency responders.
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Heritage must be guarded
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2021
» The demolition of the historic Scala theatre to pave the way for another high-rise in the Siam Square area has kicked off a public frenzy.
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NACC must fix Boss saga
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2021
» It has been nine years since the scandalous hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya first made headlines. Mr Vorayuth, a scion of the family behind the Red Bull empire, was charged over the fatal 2012 hit-and-run case and fled the country in 2017.
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Censorship a futile tactic
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2020
» The embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha government seems set to ignore calls by several sectors of society to compromise and hold out the olive branch of a seat at the negotiating table for the young protest leaders. Instead, it looks increasingly prepared to up the ante by censoring the news reports of media outlets sympathetic to the cause of the pro-democracy movement.
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Govt must act to shield protesters
News, Editorial, Published on 30/08/2020
» After a week in which the wife of missing Karen activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen urged public prosecutors to reverse their decision not to bring murder charges against four park officials over her husband's death and student activists ramped up their protests against the government which include demands for the protection of those who dare to publicly voice their opposition to the powers that be, today, somewhat appropriately, marks the United Nations' International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
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