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Tower collapse puts builder in spotlight
Oped, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 02/04/2025
» Even before the dust settled in Bangkok after the March 28 quake, China Railway's 10th Bureau was deleting posts and photos about its key role in constructing the infamous collapsed building.
Behind the wheel
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/11/2024
» Re: "Road safety can't wait", (Editorial, Nov 19).
Smart but no friends
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/07/2023
» Re: "Consider the people's will", (Editorial, July 27).
Still in army uniform
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/01/2023
» Re: "Prayut steps up as career politician", (BP, Jan 16).
Pollution rule needs rework
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/08/2022
» Back in 1992, the government classified 18 areas with severe pollution problems as Pollution Control Areas, in which additional environmental oversights -- such as tougher air and wastewater emission standards -- would be applied.
A win for Kru Ti and the Mekong River
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 28/05/2022
» Over the past 20 years, Niwat Roykaew, a teacher, activist and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai province has been campaigning to bolster the grassroots movement he initiated to protect the Mekong River, a crucial lifeline for countries in the Mekong Region.
Niwat award a call to act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/05/2022
» After two decades of campaigning to protect the Mekong River, Niwat Roykaew, a local teacher and founder of the Chiang Khong Conservation Group in Chiang Rai, finally received the accolade he deserved. Mr Niwat was one of six recipients of this year's Goldman Environmental Prize, a prestigious award for grassroots environmental activism.
Conservation over quarries
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2022
» Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.
Time for weed to bloom
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2022
» Just glancing at the local cannabis laws can leave you feeling punch-drunk. According to new anti-drug law, effective from Dec 9, cannabis is no longer a narcotic substance. Yet, state authorities, police and anti-narcotics officers continue to arrest people who have cannabis plants, some with only a few, in their possession.
Vaccine altruism?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2020
» The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) will sign a 182-billion-baht contract with AstraZeneca for 26 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, sufficient for 13 million people (BP, Nov 27). This equates to 7,000 baht per jab.