• OPINION

  A fine state of affairs

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2023

  » After several years of talks on enforcing traffic-ticket fine payments, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) and the Department of Land Transport (DLT) finally signed a memorandum of understanding on Feb 8 to share electronic data on traffic violations and the issuance of traffic tickets by the police.

• OPINION

  Go easy on the car seats

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2022

  » A new regulation that makes car seats for children mandatory seems to have come at a bad time. Motorists are complaining the requirement will add to their plight with regard to the surging cost of living.

• OPINION

  Be realistic on traffic laws

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2018

  » Over the past few weeks, there have been two proposals to regulate traffic. One was a proposal for harsher punishments for drivers blocking ambulances, and the other was a move by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) to curb speeding on expressways.

• OPINION

  GPS tracking is Big Brother

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2019

  » In his efforts to tackle the country's notorious road slaughter, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has come up with a "Big Brother" touch. For the sake of safer roads, he has proposed that Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers be installed in all privately owned vehicles to monitor drivers and punish those violating speed limits and other traffic laws.

• OPINION

  A Wuhan in the making?

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2020

  » The Chinese government may have closed down the wet market in Wuhan where the coronavirus is believed to have originated. But in the heart of Bangkok, a "Wuhan in the making" continues to operate as usual at Chatuchak Weekend Market, where trade in wild animals has taken place for years.

• OPINION

  Protect the gaur

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2017

  » The killings of three rare, wild gaur in Nakhon Ratchasima raise two concerns that should command swift and high-level action. Local police in Wang Nam Khieo district immediately began investigating the shootings. Provincial governor Wichian Chantharanothai actively entered the picture, a distinct step in the right direction. Important issues are at stake, apart from the obvious killing of protected animals.

• OPINION

  Wheelchair quest spurs reform

  Editorial, Published on 18/02/2024

  » In a remarkable display of resolve, Monthon Phetsang manoeuvred his wheelchair through highway traffic for hundreds of kilometres to reclaim his rights as a disabled citizen. By doing so, the 48-year-old man has single-handedly exposed the bureaucratic hurdles endured by millions of disabled people in Thailand.

• OPINION

  How not to hit the road

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/12/2023

  » Tomorrow, millions of holiday makers will hit the road to celebrate New Year. Despite the joyous spirit, mass travelling during the long national holiday period usually leads to a high number of traffic accidents.

• OPINION

  Weighing in on trucks

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/11/2023

  » The outcome of the Royal Thai Police's probe into an overloaded lorry that caused a roadworks cover to collapse on Sukhumvit Road last week is simply a letdown. Instead of helping combat bribery in the transport sector, the probe has only raised more doubts over the integrity of the police.

• OPINION

  Safety first for swimmers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2023

  » School break seasons in Thailand — the first from March to May and the second from October to November — are a time when drowning accidents among children 15 years old and below rise substantially.

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