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No special species
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/11/2025
» Re: "Jakarta dog meat ban sparks debate", (World, Nov 27). Yes, if an animal is infected with rabies or any other disease, it is probably better not to eat its meat, however tasty, albeit recognising that the starving might reasonably have different priorities. This is true whether the animal is a dog, a cow, a cat, a pig, a chicken, or another of our animal relatives.
Rein in online stars
News, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2025
» When citizens resort to legal action against social media influencers for misinformation, dangerous stunts, or inappropriate behaviour, it is time to discuss curbing such behaviour online.
Why cattle matter in the Thai economy
Oped, Khanitha Pakinamhang, Published on 10/09/2025
» The milk in your morning coffee. The beef in your favourite menu. Both come from small Thai farms now struggling to survive.
Data war risks creating false calm
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 19/08/2025
» Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could suppress volatility today but lead to seismic reality checks in the future.
Time to combat ignorance to save the Earth
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 13/12/2024
» More than half the world's people (4.3 billion) own smartphones, and practically everybody has access to one. All the information in the world is available to everybody. Yet willful ignorance and superstition still flourish.
Building Thailand's climate defences
News, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 20/11/2024
» The world is heating up, and Thailand must adapt fast to this future or face harsh consequences.
Screen to lead
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/11/2024
» Re: "PP submits push to limit Senate's role", (BP, Nov 15).
Can we relocate our climate-threatened cities?
Oped, Michael E Smith, Published on 14/11/2024
» When my crew and I started excavating Calixtlahuaca -- an Aztec city-state capital near the modern-day city of Toluca in central Mexico -- I knew our findings might help answer questions of the past.
Tak Bai injustice
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/10/2024
» Re: "iCon to face more charges", (BP, Oct 21) & "Expiry of Tak Bai charges 'linked to surge in unrest'", (BP, Oct 21).
Violence no way to discipline kids
Editorial, Published on 13/10/2024
» The recent rejection of the draft law against child spanking by the House of Representatives for further review should alarm us all.