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Cabbies to blame too
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/05/2025
» Re: "DLT warns against taxi airport blockades", (BP, May 22).
Political shenanigans
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/07/2023
» Re: “D-Day for Pita, but change inevitable”, (Opinion, July 12).
More clout to end Slapps
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2023
» On Wednesday, the Appeal Court upheld a decision to dismiss lawsuits against Biothai president Witoon Lianchamroon initiated by the Weed Science Society of Thailand back in 2019.
Cleaning up the kitchen
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/10/2022
» Thailand is not shy about promoting its farm products and national cuisine -- a perhaps over-sized sense of pride that has emboldened the government to position the kingdom as the "kitchen of the world" and enshrine our gastronomic heritage as "soft power".
An unsavoury pesticide saga
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2020
» Local news reports that Taiwan is to return or destroy a batch of a famous tea brand and ground chilli from Thailand because of insecticide residues look bad for Thailand, which promotes itself as the kitchen of the world.
Toxic seesaw not helping
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/07/2020
» Local farmers are protesting at the Ministry of Agriculture's plan to reclassify 13 herbs and plants, commonly used by local farmers as "green pesticides", as Type-1 toxic substances. While this means they are now considered to have the lowest toxicity compared to other substances, the farmers' anger is understandable.
Waive visa renewals
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2020
» I've seen pictures of Tuesday's scenes at Koh Samui's immigration office. They should be a severe embarrassment to the authorities. So many people gathered outside just trying to enter the building.