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Government targets water waste
News, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2015
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a set of short-term water conservation measures to be applicable at all governmental units and state enterprises effective from Oct 1 which marks the beginning of the 2016 fiscal year. These measures are long overdue.
Why Thailand should stop blasting the TIP report
News, Yan Flint, Published on 30/07/2015
» The United States government's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which maintains Thailand at the lowest level of Tier 3, should be understood for what it is — a diplomatic tool to pressure governments to address the various crimes associated with human trafficking.
Sudarat dashes hopes of joining Prayut government
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/07/2015
» Veteran Pheu Thai politician Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan has returned to the political limelight unexpectedly, thanks to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's remark about their long acquaintanceship.
The horrors of modern day slavery
News, Luc Stevens, Published on 30/07/2015
» Women forced into sexual servitude. Children forced to work rather than study. Men tricked into indentured servitude on fishing vessels earning no pay and often remaining at sea for years on end.
Child is the father of man
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/07/2015
» The surfacing of recent vulgar rants by Thai youngsters towards their parents on social media has stirred my frustration. Causes of parental let-down are often the same. These teenagers, mostly from hard up families, believe they are being abused by their parents' inability to provide them with modern-day frills — the latest smartphone model or a motorcycle.
Suthep out of touch?
News, Postbag, Published on 30/07/2015
» “Today, I made a complaint in the name of Suthep Thaugsuban, a citizen who knows something about bureaucracy and wishes to use that knowledge to help others,” Mr Suthep was quoted as saying in the Bangkok Post.