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Farmers fret at tariff deal
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/08/2025
» Local farmers are gradually voicing their fears about the economy after learning that the Thai government may remove non-tariff barriers and reduce the tariff for imported goods from the United States.
Police reform an unmitigated failure
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2023
» Bribery, extortion, graft, abuse of power, a hand in illegal businesses — you name it, these are just a few of the sins committed by numerous bad cops. And quite a few of the offenders rank in the upper echelons of the police force, which is stripping public confidence and trust in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).
Clock ticks for Prayut and his new party
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/01/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha finally broke his silence over his political future when he signed up with Ruam Thai Sang Chart, known as the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, on Monday.
Break the flood cycle
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2022
» As part of the southern region braces for expected seasonal floods, a vast area of the lower North, including Nakhon Sawan, Ang Thong, and Isan remains inundated. Media photos show several houses in flood-hit areas entirely submerged.
Stranger things happening in our strange land
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/04/2022
» Strange things are happening in Thailand. Who would believe we would be experiencing a bout of cold and rain in April? But here we are, wrapping ourselves up in thick clothes at the height of summer just a week before Songkran.
Tangmo case a litmus test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2022
» Two weeks after the death of Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong, people remain frustrated and unconvinced by the way police have handled the investigation.
Act to end torture, disappearance
Oped, Piyanut Kotsan, Published on 10/02/2022
» In 2004, Somchai Neelapaijit, a lawyer and human rights activist, disappeared. He was last seen being dragged out of his car by four men. His whereabouts are unknown to this day. Last year, Jiraphong Thanapat, a drug suspect, died after being tortured at Muang Nakhon Sawan police station. Video evidence showed police suffocating the man with plastic bags until he collapsed and stopped breathing.
Road safety needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2022
» Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist for the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, should have celebrated her 34th birthday yesterday. Instead, it turned out to be her funeral rite.
Why Moei River has become a war zone
Oped, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 25/12/2021
» This week's exodus of thousands of people fleeing for their lives from Myanmar's Karen State into Thailand's Mae Sot district in Tak was not unexpected.
Keep House in order
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2021
» Despite the Prayut Chan-o-cha government pointing its finger at the opposition bloc for the collapse of a House session last week, it only has itself to blame for such shenanigans.