• OPINION

  Time for cops to come clean

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2021

  » The Royal Thai Police should have seen an image boost after so quickly rounding up seven policemen accused of killing a drug suspect in custody. Unfortunately, the post-arrest press conference on Thursday night only served to reinforce the negative stereotypes that haunt Thai law enforcement.

• OPINION

  Corruption breeds Covid

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2021

  » Almost six months after the second wave of the pandemic saw huge cluster transmissions in Samut Sakhon among migrant workers, the country is still plagued with the same problem, with construction camps and factories full of migrants emerging as Covid-19 hotspots. Even more worrying is the spread of new variants of the virus in these places.

• OPINION

  Indian ban over the top

  News, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2021

  » Fact: the Covid-19 situation is India continues to worsen. Also a fact: the rising number of infections there makes India the second-worst affected country in the world, just behind the United States.

• OPINION

  Don't protect the culprits

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2021

  » More than a week after the Covid-19 cluster in Bangkok's Thong Lor area was detected, resulting in a new wave of infections that dampened the Songkran mood, not to mention the great damage it dealt the economy, there are growing concerns over possible foul play in the investigation process concerning the clubs where the bug spread.

• OPINION

  Cop scandals mount

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2021

  » Whenever police scandals hit the headlines, the people have expected the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to act decisively in clearing those messes. Yet they seldom do.

• OPINION

  Time for drug policy rethink

  News, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2021

  » The deaths of nine people last week from the overdose of a deadly "new" drug -- a combination of heroin, ketamine, methamphetamine and sleep medication -- is a shock.

• OPINION

  Dodging the real problem

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2020

  » As expected, Police Commander Suwat Jangyodsuk has transferred four senior officers to inactive posts following the gambling den saga in Rayong that is being blamed for a cluster Covid-19 infection in the eastern province.

• OPINION

  Time to fix migrant policy

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2020

  » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have finally smelt the coffee and woken up -- albeit rather late -- to the pressing need to tackle the smuggling of foreign migrants, which is one of the factors contributing to the country's new coronavirus nightmare.

• OPINION

  Cages are not for tigers

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2020

  » The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection (DNP) deserves lavish praise for its actions taken against the illegal tiger trade. On Nov 30, DNP officials impounded five tiger cubs from Suan Sua Mukda in Mukdahan. The young tigers are believed to have been smuggled in as DNA tests showed that they are not related to any in captivity.

• OPINION

  Zoo flaws need taming

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/10/2020

  » It has been two weeks since the fatal shooting of Suriya Saengpong, head of the Zoological Park Organization of Thailand (ZPOT), while on an inspection trip to Songkhla Zoo. The gunman, who was the victim's subordinate, committed suicide after the killing.

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