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Judge NCPO by its performance, not by opinion polls
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/08/2014
» Bangkok University's Krungthep Poll came out last week with the latest opinion survey on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) showing it had scored 6.9 points out of 10 for its first three-month performance. By comparison, for that same time period, the Yingluck government scored 4.49 points, and the Abhisit government 3.82 points.
A new measure of global growth
News, Published on 28/08/2014
» When the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) deadline expires next year, the world will be able to point to several important achievements since their launch in 2000. Extreme poverty has been halved during this period; an estimated 100 million slum-dwellers have gained access to safe drinking water, and millions to health care; and large numbers of girls are now receiving an education.
Importance of controlling carbon pollution
News, Published on 27/09/2014
» On Sept 22, the day before the UN climate change summit in New York started, the British Embassy sent to the Thai National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) the publication The New Climate Economy Report. This report warns against a more than two degree average global increase by 2030 and recommends the achievement of zero carbon emissions shortly after that date if climate change is not to accelerate.
Rice farmers must help themselves
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/09/2014
» Rice farmers recently asked for help from the government after a similar call from rubber growers in 16 southern provinces demanding intervention to arrest the seemingly unstoppable fall in rubber prices.
Distorted reality
News, Published on 04/10/2014
» Re: “The Big Issue: Testing the Water” (BP Sunday, 28 Sept).
Postbag: Delusional optimism
News, Published on 11/10/2014
» Re: “More than democracy”, (PostBag, Oct 9).
Avoid land reform perils
News, Published on 06/11/2014
» The National Land Policy Committee is due to meet Fridayto discuss a plan from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to distribute state land in degraded forest reserves to landless farmers.
Raw power won't silence forest people
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/11/2014
» Right after the May 22 coup, the junta vowed to kick-start land reform and help those who have no land. But after the junta's promise, a wave of forest crackdowns was launched with a vengeance.
Wielding too much power can backfire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/11/2014
» So what’s next? Banning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay from being screened here? Summoning Jennifer Lawrence for coming up with the three-finger salute that could provoke a real-life rebellion in “District Thailand?” Forcing people to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s monotonous briefings all day long?
RID softens stance on dam
News, Published on 22/11/2014
» The possibility that the 25-year-old controversy over the planned construction of the Mae Wong dam could soon be resolved brings to light the importance in society to have open space for public debate on policy matters.