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NACC must try harder
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2026
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), our national graft-busting body, tried and failed on Thursday to win public trust for its controversial ruling clearing Saksayam Chidchob, a former minister from the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), of a false asset declaration.
Bangkok gets better
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/04/2026
» Re: "What's up, governor?", (Editorial, April 23). The editorial presents a cautious view of Chadchart Sittipunt's tenure, but risks overlooking the scale of everyday improvements across the city.
What's up, governor?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2026
» The countdown to the Bangkok gubernatorial election has begun as incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt is set to complete his four-year term late next month.
Vaping menace shifting more into childhood
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2026
» The news of primary school children posting themselves vaping on Instagram is a warning sign. Viral images of young students vaping or smoking e-cigarettes have now become strikingly casual and performative, speaking volumes about how far the problem has gone.
Time for fair reform
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2026
» Re: "Another perspective" & "Leave S112 alone", (April 20, April 19). I sincerely thank Khun Yingwai Suchaovanich and Khun Felix Qui for their thoughtful comments on our application of our lese majeste law, aka S112. This law demands our thorough scrutiny before being used, for as our beloved late national father told us, "(its) use ultimately damages the monarchy".
Chokepoints expose fragility of our global order
Oped, Todd G Buchholz, Published on 22/04/2026
» Most schoolchildren learn that the Earth is roughly 40,000km around. They do not learn that the global economy depends on just 160 of those kilometres.
PM must step up for peace
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2026
» On Monday, a bomb exploded in front of a school in Bannang Sata district of Yala province, injuring an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officer. The same morning in adjacent Pattani province, a security volunteer was killed by someone using a military-grade weapon as he rode a motorcycle from his home to begin a security protection shift.
Car scheme doubts
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2026
» The government's planned "old car for new" scheme, a campaign to provide a subsidy and soft loans to accelerate electric vehicle adoption, marks a policy push to advance the transition towards net zero. In principle, the direction sounds good.
A word to brokers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/04/2026
» Re: "Stock reforms mirror regional realignment" (Business, April 15).
The war and its likely consequences
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 17/04/2026
» As the joint attack between the United States and Israel against Iran that resulted in a wider regional conflict in the Middle East approaches its two-month mark, the directions of the war remain precarious while some of the longer-lasting consequences appear evident. Unsurprisingly, the war has been detrimental and damaging for all states and societies concerned, not just within the affected region but the wider world. Already we can start counting some of the long-term costs.