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Don't kill the tourism goose
News, Editorial, Published on 01/08/2015
» It may come as good news that the tourism industry has shown strong growth during the first half of the year.
Tell truth on terrorism
News, Editorial, Published on 01/09/2015
» Last week's arrest of a suspect in the Ratchaprasong bombing murders also rekindled a recurring controversy. It is the use and actual definition of terrorism. Serious and informed minds have tackled this argument for decades. Some senior authorities have argued since the bomb exploded at the Erawan shrine on Aug 17 that the atrocity was not terrorism. This only raises another question: If it was not terrorism, what was it?
Credibility on the line
News, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha heads to the United Nations this week where he will join government leaders from around the world for the opening of the 70th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly. Gen Prayut said he will not address current Thai politics in his UN speech. Instead he will outline his government's efforts to balance development and growth with social and environmental protection. It's a great opportunity.
Heed the costs of gold mining
News, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2015
» Finally, the cries of the small people -- the rural inhabitants affected by the gold mining operations in Loei's Wang Sapung district and Phichit's Tap Klor district -- have been heard.
Future of Krabi's power plant unclear
News, Editorial, Published on 27/09/2015
» The debate over the planned construction of a 800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the tourist province of Krabi reveals the dilemma over Thailand’s energy policy direction. Despite activists’ protests against the construction of the coal-fired power plant due to environmental concerns, it is undeniable that the southern tourist provinces need an additional source of power to cater to rising demand.
It's time to take care of our national parks
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2015
» The recent controversy over the encroachment on Phu Thap Boek mountain is simply another example of the uncontrolled growth of tourism in Thailand. In the past couple of years, many resorts and tourist lodges had sprung up at the top of Phu Thap Boek mountain in Phetchabun, which was originally meant to be preserved for Hmong resettlement and kept as a natural upstream habitat.
Bomb probe cannot stop
News, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2015
» Police, and presumably other authorities including the government and the military, have made a poor decision to create an exit strategy for the Erawan shrine bombing investigation. It must be hoped this decision does not come back to haunt them in the form of more violence.
Fix Phu Thap Boek now
News, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2015
» Had it not been for the image on social media late last month showing what looks like a slum instead of a popular mountain resort known as Phu Thap Boek in Phetchabun, it is doubtful if authorities would step in to right the wrong.
Answers needed on the latest oil spill
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2015
» The sight of an oil-drenched crab clawing its way across the beach of Hua Hin, dragging a trail of viscous black goo across the sand, is hardly the image authorities have in mind when promoting Thailand as an idyllic tourist destination. It is perhaps for this very reason men in clean navy blazers with government insignia brought out shiny shovels and posed for the cameras on Wednesday morning. The Hua Hin Tourist Police chose a particularly white and clean stretch of beach to show social media they were busy extracting black gold.
Satun penalty well deserved
News, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2015
» The three-year ban against Satun United after their fans attacked match officials last weekend is a steep price to pay for the football team. The severity of the sanction, however, should remind everyone of how important it is to play by the rules.