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Trash tells Phuket's story
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2026
» On Friday, images of Patong Beach in Phuket, strewn with garbage, went viral.
Lessons from 'Moo Deng'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2024
» The popularity of two-month-old pygmy hippo "Moo Deng" is not happenstance. It is the fruit of a laborious and systematic media campaign by the public relations team of Khao Kheow Open Zoo to promote their animals.
Prepare for a future of heat waves
Oped, Renzo R Guinto, Published on 23/07/2024
» People across Asia have eagerly awaited the end of heat-wave season, which now appears to be drawing to a close. In my home country, the Philippines, the first typhoon of the year arrived in late May, lowering temperatures that had climbed to nearly 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit). Over the previous few months, the record-breaking heat led to school closures, a spike in emergency room visits, reduced productivity, and a return to remote work.
Spending plans?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/04/2024
» Re: "Prawit declares B87m in assets", (BP, April 25).
Bump or thump?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/02/2024
» Re: "Soft or hard landing for the Thai economy", (Opinion, Feb 8).
How to get more from Thai teachers
Oped, Mariano Carrera, Published on 27/12/2023
» There are many shortcomings in the Thai education system; however, for improvements, a good place to start might be with the teachers.
Acting in solidarity
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/09/2023
» Re: "Asean summit forges fresh strategies", (Opinion, Sept 5).
Together we can end child labour
Oped, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, Published on 20/01/2023
» Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan combined. Meanwhile, 28 million of them undertake hazardous work, risking their lives and health daily in sectors such as mining, agriculture and construction.
Tackling our plastic waste woes
Oped, Nithiwat Kaewpreamkusol, Published on 05/01/2023
» Today, most of the products and packaging in our local market are designed to be "disposable", with little or no concern for environmental impacts and any negative influences on human health.
Let's talk about gun control in Thailand
Oped, Boonwara Sumano, Published on 12/10/2022
» Oct 6 marks one of the most tragic days in Thailand's history. Back in 1976, hundreds of students and protesters were attacked and killed at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus. Last week, 37 people, 24 of them preschool kids, lost their lives in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province.