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New eco-friendly fuel shows promise
News, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 27/10/2025
» Shuttle buses carrying people to Yumeshima Island in Japan to join the Expo 2025 provided their last services on Oct 13, but their potential as new energy-powered vehicles is just beginning to gain momentum.
Time to fix Oil Fuel Fund
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2021
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) announced yesterday that it would cap the price of diesel at 30 baht per litre. Such a move was inevitable and is welcomed despite many critics questioning whether it will really benefit consumers.
Govt gifts are of little worth
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2019
» Like previous governments before it, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has come up with a raft of "seasonal gifts" to make people happy during the festive period, starting this week.
Breaking the PM2.5 cycle
News, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2019
» Thailand is notorious for its ad hoc responses to recurring and foreseeable problems-- from seasonal flooding and drought to fatal road accidents during holidays. In recent years, dangerously unhealthy smog caused by fine dust particles known as PM2.5 has become another predictable threat that has drawn some recent "long-term" measures from the government, though these appear to be too broad.
Motorcycle madness
News, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2019
» Re: "Carving up city roads to make motorcycle lanes", (BP, Aug 11).
Climate change urgency grows
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/07/2019
» Climate change is global in nature but it is having an especially severe impact on Asia. Chennai, one of India's largest cities, has run out of water as the summer heat intensifies. With monsoon rains below average, four lakes in the city of 4.7 million have dried up. Residents don't have enough water to drink, bathe or wash clothes, malls have closed their washrooms and restaurants are not open for customers.
Palm oil price hike is unwise
News, Editorial, Published on 17/06/2019
» Despite good intentions, the Department of Internal Trade's (DIT) latest move to instruct retailers to mark up prices of cooking palm oil aimed at boosting palm nut prices is imprudent.
Is the environment an important election issue?
News, Rajesh Daniel & Clemens Grünbühe, Published on 16/03/2019
» As elections loom, we take a closer look at some of the major parties and their key policies towards the environment.
Fire? Never mind
News, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2019
» Re: "PM searching for haze solution", (BP, Jan 16).