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Here's to all the useful ghosts of our history
Oped, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/08/2025
» Ghosts are useful because they remind us of the unresolved, the unsettled, the unfinished -- in life, love, politics, or history. The film of the moment hitches onto that idea and takes it far, as far as the Cannes Film Festival, and now it has been picked as Thailand's representative for the Oscars.
Thai heritage deserves better laws
Oped, Wimonrart Issarathumnoon, Published on 30/05/2025
» The faltering conservation of Thailand's built cultural heritage is a quiet national crisis.
Paris' new normal is less grouchy than you’d expect
Oped, Olivia Snaije, Published on 03/04/2021
» What is the new normal here in Paris? The answer is one that’s less grouchy than you might expect. Mais ça commence à bien faire — it’s getting a little much.
'Thainess' failure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2020
» Re: "Thai education reform is top priority", (Opinion, Oct 9).
Cinema grande dame fades but will Scala go on?
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/07/2020
» This Sunday, the Scala cinema -- the grande dame of Thailand's movie theatres -- will close for good after 50 years.
A matter of practicality
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2020
» More than a month after the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, the country today starts the easing of controls on six types of businesses. The partial relaxation in this first stage, which is to last 14 days, will be assessed to see if the next stage, with further easing to cover other activities, can take place.
So what's the plan?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/04/2020
» Sometimes it seems like the authorities in Thailand are solving minor problems like arresting teenagers who break curfew whilst completely ignoring the bigger ones.
Keep engines running
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2020
» The Covid-19 outbreak has hit businesses and workers hard, especially those in tourism and tourism-related industries. It is estimated that the virus will take a heavier toll on them in the near future, and the government's decision this week to temporarily close entertainment venues in Greater Bangkok has further rubbed salt in their wounds.
Lockdown the best option
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2020
» Temporarily locking down the country is vital if the government is still entertaining any hopes of containing the coronavirus outbreak here.