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  • OPINION

    'Panther' poaching the tip of iceberg

    News, Published on 01/03/2018

    » Recent events in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary have opened a wellspring of outrage and concern among the public about the fate of Thailand's wilderness heritage. The rare black Indochinese leopard (aka black panther) that was hunted has become emblematic of injustice and a call to action, especially among the younger generation. It has led to a fierce repudiation of some elites who see Thailand's remaining wilderness as a personal playground to exploit without regard for the law.

  • OPINION

    Tech at its worst

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018

    » Create a tool, and someone will weaponise it. This is the core message of British producer Charlie Brooker's current Netflix hit Black Mirror. Basically, the speculative anthology series exposes the dark side of technology and how it can bring out the worst in humans.

  • OPINION

    Dusit Zoo should become a park

    News, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2017

    » With a new land plot given to the Zoological Park Organisation by the palace, the country will soon welcome a new bigger zoo. The land, which was among nine plots bestowed to the government by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn last month, is located in the Klong 6 area of Pathum Thani's Thanyaburi district.

  • OPINION

    About politics

    News, Published on 16/09/2017

    » Democrat's Ong-art a potential governor in volunteer's clothing v Enemies of the Isra News Agency delight over harassment claim v Khunying Sudarat's quest to lead the Pheu Thai Party could be derailed by 'net idol' Chadchat

  • OPINION

    Airship loss produces much hot air

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/09/2017

    » "Personally, I would agree if there is a call for a malfeasance probe. This would ward off criticism which emerged without proper information," Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda was reported to have said on Friday when the issue of the waste of 340 million baht on an airship was raised by the media.

  • OPINION

    Anti-tourist sentiments gain global momentum

    News, Nezar AlSayyad, Published on 18/09/2017

    » Tourism has always been an important human activity and business. But today, condemning tourists is becoming a trend with serious significance for future relationships between nations and people. This past summer witnessed demonstrations against tourists in the popular tourist destinations of Barcelona and Majorca, Spain, with banners declaring that "tourism kills neighbourhoods". This new anti-tourist movement in Europe should not be ignored, particularly for those interested in tourism and the built environment, otherwise known as man-made environments.

  • OPINION

    Time to cut the 'superior' down to size

    News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2017

    » The white supremacist rally on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia against the planned removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee should not just be seen as another story about America to us here in Thailand.

  • OPINION

    Rakhine crisis: Lessons from Thailand

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 05/09/2017

    » When Myanmar's commander-in-chief Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing was here last week for a series of top-level meetings with his Thai counterparts, the recent crisis in Rakhine state -- clashes between Myanmar authorities and Rohingya militants -- dominated the discussions both in Khon Kaen and Bangkok.

  • OPINION

    Acts against free speech hinder unity

    News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/04/2017

    » The story about 63-year-old Samart Kwanchai being acquitted of violating the 2016 Constitutional Referendum Act may not be big news this week, but it demonstrates why the current regime can't, and won't, achieve its goal of national reconciliation.

  • OPINION

    South Korea's next leader must focus on growth

    News, Michael Schuman, Published on 10/05/2017

    » So much attention is being lavished on the nuclear-edged tantrums of Kim Jong-un in North Korea that the presidential election on the southern half of the Korean peninsula has gone practically unnoticed. But the outcome may be nearly as critical for the region's future as the fate of Mr Kim's weapons programme.

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