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SEC comes at cost to locals
News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2020
» To Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet, a proposed special development zone in Songkhla's Chana district they have just approved is a new opportunity for people in the South. But locals and environmentalists see it in a different light.
Big dry needs real cure
News, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2020
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government will launch a number of water schemes with a hefty price tag as part of a raft of measures to alleviate drought.
Army must come clean
News, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2019
» The extrajudicial killings of three unarmed villagers in Narathiwat's Rangae district is a real tragedy.
Judiciary must clear up doubts
News, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2019
» The attempted suicide by a senior judge in Yala is a wakeup call for the judiciary to eradicate what appears to be an unspoken anomaly in the legal system.
Climate of fear prevails
News, Editorial, Published on 05/10/2019
» At a Pattani forum on Sept 28, 12 panellists who included opposition party leaders discussed constitutional amendments and how they could address the prolonged conflict in the restive deep South.
Muslim sweep a disgrace
News, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2019
» In the wake of a series of bomb incidents in Bangkok and Nonthaburi last month that were blamed on Muslim suspects, the police have come up with a new "intelligence" mission that appears to constitute both outright discrimination and pure prejudice against a minority group of Thai youth.
Impunity fuels South strife
News, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2019
» When the government told the family of Abdulloh Esormusor -- a suspected insurgent who died while in military detention -- that they would receive compensation if their son was innocent, a terribly wrong message was sent.
Dugong marks plastic tragedy
News, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2019
» The tragic death of Marium, the baby dugong, is a testament that more efforts are needed to deal with plastic waste.
Demolition plan off track
News, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has unveiled a plan to tear down a large number of old railway stations to pave the way for the construction of double-track railways, without considering the fact that most of them are national heritage buildings. This is wrong.
Collar bombers not scapegoats
News, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2019
» The series of bombings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, which injured four people last week, is a challenge to the new Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and those in charge of security affairs.