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Khao Sod Editorial
News, Published on 01/03/2012
» The government has made the right move in placing forest rehabilitation and preservation on the national agenda.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 23/03/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Bring shadow cabinet out of the shade
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/02/2012
» The Democrat Party has its own obstacles to overcome as it attempts to build up its political popularity so as to be ready for the next election.
Setting out to replant forests
News, Published on 02/03/2012
» His Majesty the King's message is clear: Revive the forests. Severe flooding downstream cannot be prevented if severe deforestation continues unabated upstream. Protect the rain-catchment forest. Restore forest ecology. And punish corrupt officials. This, in sum, is what the King told Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her flood management team during a royal audience last week.
War on drugs full of holes
News, Published on 20/03/2012
» The Pheu Thai government came to power as a populist movement, and seems determined to prove it at every opportunity. The slowly developing plans to manage water and prevent floods include the provision to pay farmers for irrigation and fish ponds. The rising price of food has resulted in orders for the Blue Flag lorries to begin selling lower-priced items. And there is that one reliable issue certain to please the population, yet another campaign in the war against illegal drugs. It's too bad, then, that the government is lapping up public support instead of attending to the business of a true and effective campaign against drugs.
Healthy ageing will make society stronger
News, Samlee Plianbangchang, Published on 03/04/2012
» Ageing is a natural and inevitable process. For the past century mankind has been adding years to life. More people now survive the challenges of childbirth and childhood to reach old age.
Gearing up for AEC benefits, challenges
News, Published on 11/04/2012
» Most Thais already know about the imminent arrival of the Asean Economic Community in 2015 and the momentous changes it will bring.
Thongtong panel's 'no-case' decision a letdown
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 21/02/2012
» Barely three months after the inquiry into the alleged unusual wealth of Supoj Saplom began the team has thrown in the towel, ending the investigation and raising public suspicions about the government's sincerity in promising to deal harshly with the problem of corruption.
Cold comfort for thieves
News, Published on 14/04/2012
» The Department of Special Investigation is pointing its finger at senior employees of 12 government hospitals as being behind the disappearance of 11 million pseudoephedrine-based cold tablets and 6,500 bottles of cold remedies containing the same congestion-relieving ingredient.
Thailand's topsy-turvy tax code
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/03/2012
» The idea may seem counter-intuitive _ if you reduce tax rates, tax revenues will rise as more people voluntarily enter the tax system.