• OPINION

  The day the filming had to stop

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/10/2020

  » An article headlined "The man, myth and legend" on Wednesday by Tatat Bunnag marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Thailand's biggest-ever film star, Mitr Chaibancha. The actor plunged to his death at the age of 36, while filming a helicopter scene at Jomtien for Insee Thong (Golden Eagle). Mitr had insisted on doing his own stunts and was clinging from a rope ladder dangling from the copter but couldn't hold on. He truly is a legend.

• OPINION

  Divisive Thaksin tactics

  News, Postbag, Published on 23/02/2016

  » Re: "Poll 'charade', says Thaksin", (BP, Feb 22).

• OPINION

  Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Covid-19 Edition

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/03/2020

  » The C-word has us all worried, confused and clean out supermarket shelves. The televised address by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday didn't help much and the temporary closure of various venues until March 31 certainly does not. A few venues have taken extra measures and have temporarily shut shop, namely theCommons Thonglor, Beam and Demo. I'm pretty sure the list is going to get longer in the coming weeks.

• OPINION

  Old, poor and unemployable

  News, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2023

  » When it comes to demographics, it is no secret that Thailand is quite an anomaly.

• OPINION

  10 action points for you to take to save the world

  Oped, Published on 06/11/2021

  » COP26 is the biggest climate event since the Paris Agreement. Much of the discussion and media attention prior to the meeting has focused on negotiations and to what extent countries responsible for large emissions will deliver the needed "enhanced action". There is another component: What you and I can do. Based on my own quarter-century experience as a climate expert, combined with my new experience as an expat having recently moved to Bangkok, here are important steps you can take, starting today. Join me for the top-10 countdown.

• OPINION

  The creaking burden of infrastructure

  News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 11/04/2019

  » In my opinion, Thailand has invested too much on the wrong types of infrastructure, namely the rail mass transit system and high-speed train system. These systems, despite their usefulness, are far from being cost-effective and certainly are not affordable. The financial burden of having these systems not only involves the cost of building infrastructure, but the operating expenses as well.

• OPINION

  Eyes open in Bangladesh

  Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 07/05/2018

  » In many ways, my trip last month to the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka and to the world's biggest refugee camp at Kutupalong was a life- and perspective-changing experience.

• OPINION

  You had one job: Thai edition

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/12/2017

  » Have you ever felt like you're not so good at the only job you have? For example, having a major writer's block over things to write about in an editor's note or failing to catch a typo. I guess we all have that moment when we think we could have done something better. If so, don't be too hard on yourself, since there are other examples in Thailand where people have failed, rather hilariously, in their jobs. We're only human, after all. Here are some fun blunders to cheer you up after a bad day in the office!

• OPINION

  Politicising rice can be a worthy cause

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 10/11/2016

  » The regime's responses to plummeting rice prices have been both disappointing and disastrous to it and farmers.

• OPINION

  When flying was almost smooth as silk

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/11/2015

  » Life has not exactly been as “smooth as silk” for Thai International in recent years. It is a sad state of affairs for an airline that at one time was regarded as one of the finest in the region, especially before 1977 when it was a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines.

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