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A word for restraint
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/08/2025
» Re: "Sin or joy?", "Let's party on" & "Price of hedonism", (PostBag, Aug 1, 11, 16).
Welcome all, equally
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/07/2025
» Re: "Fast immigration lanes for Chinese students' families at Thai airports", (BP, July 13).
Corrupt monks have lost their way
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 14/07/2025
» Just as Thailand was about to celebrate Asalha Bucha Day and the start of Buddhist Lent, the nation was gripped by the biggest sex scandal ever to rock its clergy. How irony.
The late Pope Francis and the soul of economics
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 06/05/2025
» Pope Francis redefined the papacy in profound ways. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he worked to make it more inclusive of women and the LGBTQ+ community. As the first Latin American pontiff, he became a voice for the Global South. And by taking his name -- and inspiration -- from St Francis of Assisi, he positioned himself as a champion of the poor and marginalised.
Support sex workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2024
» Re: "Sex workers in peril in Thailand: Fear of police silences assault victims", (BP, June 2).
Needless forest evictions persist
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2024
» Amid the biological richness of Kaeng Krachan National Park, while forest authorities celebrate the importance of wildlife, a troubling practice of forcibly evicting native forest dwellers in the name of wildlife and biodiversity protection continues unabated. This violation of the forest dweller's rights must cease.
NACC in trouble again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2023
» A decision of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to hand swift and severe punishment to a kind-hearted teacher in Chiang Mai has triggered public uproar and raises questions about the need for such a heavy-handed sentence.
Billy's long, long journey for justice
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/10/2023
» After nine relentless years of pursuing justice, Pinnapa "Mueno" Prueksapan was left stunned by the court's verdict late last month that cleared the man she held responsible for her husband's violent death of a murder charge.
It's beyond reason
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2023
» Re: "Civic groups press for relocation of bizarre statue", (BP, Aug 17).
Breaking the cycle of teen pregnancy
Oped, Chakorn Loetnithat, Published on 29/03/2023
» A 17-year-old mother called Nim made headlines in early March after she allegedly dumped her infant's corpse into a river, causing public outrage.