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  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    Get them registered

    News, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2015

    » The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), formed to ensure "the people's airwaves" were properly used, has created an unnecessary delay over SIM card registration. After last Friday's delayed but absolutely final deadline, the NBTC is seeking yet another three-month extension. It is really time to bring this business to a conclusion.

  • OPINION

    Time to fix the cameras

    News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2015

    » Many times when high-profile crimes are committed in Bangkok, police trying to solve them are frustrated by CCTV cameras that either don't work or, when they sometimes do, provide blurred, useless footage.

  • OPINION

    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?

  • OPINION

    Trouble at temple a sign of the times

    News, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2015

    » Ideally, a Thai community would accommodate a school and a temple. As is still the case in many places, many temples have a school as the temple serves as a community centre for surrounding residents. After all, temples have traditionally operated on donations from people living nearby. A temple’s relationship with its surrounding community has been close. With lax monastic rules and regulations, the community had a say in the temple’s operation and its finances. However, as time passes and with urbanisation, this may no longer be the case.

  • OPINION

    Blast probe needs a hand

    News, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2015

    » It is fair to say that authorities floundered for two weeks after the Aug 17 Erawan shrine bombing. Most of the leaders and officials in charge were clearly caught flat-footed. The military regime's deputy spokesman declared within hours of the blast, without any evidence, that it was clearly an evil act by the political forces ousted by last year's military coup. Credit police and supporting security forces, then, for so quickly turning investigative chaos into crackerjack detective work. Now comes the really hard part.

  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    Tackling haze a joint effort

    News, Editorial, Published on 08/10/2015

    » This coming Saturday marks the 13th anniversary of the signing of the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution. All Asean members ratified the agreement the following year except Indonesia which, after waiting for 12 years, ratified the document last year. It is not difficult to understand why.

  • OPINION

    City needs character

    News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2015

    » The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will clear the last vendors, stalls and goods storage areas from Saphan Lek Market today. It is to be replaced with yet another bright, shiny area that officials believe will be much more attractive, particularly and especially for foreign tourists.

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