• OPINION

  Verdict cause for cheer

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2021

  » On Wednesday, Thais witnessed justice being served fair and square. In a trial that will be remembered as a landmark environmental case, the Supreme Court handed down jail terms of about three years to construction tycoon Premchai Karnasutra and two accomplices for poaching in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.

• OPINION

  Futsal case a test of ethics

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2021

  » Last week, a group of 65 state teachers in Nakhon Ratchasima embroiled in the controversial graft scandal involving local futsal court construction made a public plea for forgiveness and assistance.

• OPINION

  Still a chance to tweak reopening

  News, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2021

  » The final destination is ultimately the same, but the path to endemicity will vary from country to country. For Thailand, despite the all-round optimism surrounding the country's long-awaited reopening tomorrow, the road towards the goal of living side-by-side with Covid-19 is looking to be a bumpy one -- because many of the policies required to move towards recovery were poorly targeted, mistimed and short-sighted.

• OPINION

  Good start to level learning

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2021

  » Last week, a small project was launched in the hope of addressing the fundamental problem of Thailand's education system. Dubbed the "Equitable Education Guarantee System", the project has the express goal of reducing the gap between students from affluent and low-income households in the school system.

• OPINION

  Don't limit monks

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2021

  » A recent order by the Supreme Sangha Council prohibiting Buddhist monks and novices from studying non-dhamma subjects is a step backwards in the development of clerical society.

• OPINION

  Poverty slide can be arrested

  News, Editorial, Published on 17/10/2021

  » Covid-19 will have faded as an immediate threat in a few years. Yet its effect will last longer. Governments across the world, including Thailand, will face huge challenges in trying to finance the economic recovery programme that will be needed when countries get back on their feet.

• OPINION

  PM tenure a timebomb

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2021

  » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's controversial tenure is set to become another political timebomb that might plunge the country into crisis.

• OPINION

  Keep elderly payment as is

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2021

  » A proposal to limit recipients of the old-age allowance to only the poor -- shifting from a universal principle -- is a step in the wrong direction.

• OPINION

  Don't let guard down

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2021

  » After two months of lockdown, the reopening of Bangkok and other provinces in dark red zones took effect yesterday.

• OPINION

  US snub a wake-up call

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2021

  » The bypassing of Thailand by US vice president Kamala Harris during her recent visit to Southeast Asia prompted some critics to wonder aloud whether Thailand has lost some of its international clout.

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