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Report cards in
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/04/2025
» Re: "Phuket beach inspected", (BP, March 13).
Tram U-turn a big letdown
News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2021
» For the central government, Phuket was definitely a golden goose. The renowned tourist destination, which during the pre-Covid era pulled in more than 400 billion baht a year for the country, ranked second only to Bangkok in terms of total revenues generated from tourism.
Deal with proxy vote MPs
News, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2020
» The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday to keep the the 2020 fiscal budget bill alive and ordered MPs to hold a new vote on the second and third readings, during which illegal proxy voting was found when the votes were held originally.
Punish proxies who imperilled economy
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/02/2020
» Proxy voting has again rocked Thai politics. The guilty politicians may claim they had no idea about the consequences of the voting irregularity, but it's undeniable that the practice now threatens to void the 2020 budget bill and has caused enormous damage to the country.
How a silly mistake put national economy in limbo
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/01/2020
» What appears to be an act of stupidity or carelessness of a government lawmaker -- who left his electronic voting card in the card reading device at the House as he left for home in Phatthalung province in the middle of the debate on the budget bill during Jan 10-11 to attend a funeral and chair a Children's Day event, and an unknown colleague used his card to vote in favour of the bill -- has now developed into a serious transgression that threatens to render the bill, which was passed by both the House and the Senate, null and void.
Medicine that entertains
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/03/2019
» After the fantasy period TV melodrama Bupphaesannivas (Love Destiny) aired last year, the nation was hooked on the series, which rekindled an interest in Thai history and culture.
Nothing is unsinkable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2018
» This week a local ship builder announced its intention with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, to make water transport safer with "unsinkable" ships.
Phuket boat tragedy shows our indifference
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/07/2018
» Forty-two is the latest number of tourists who fell victims to a boat mishap in Phuket last week. Or should I say, to be more exact, that they were victims of negligence, sheer dereliction of duty of the authorities concerned and of a "This Is Thailand" culture?