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Growing pains
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2025
» Re: "Infrastructure upgrade to lift Thai tourism", (Business, Oct 25).
New eco-friendly fuel shows promise
News, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 27/10/2025
» Shuttle buses carrying people to Yumeshima Island in Japan to join the Expo 2025 provided their last services on Oct 13, but their potential as new energy-powered vehicles is just beginning to gain momentum.
Beneath Tak Bai's calm, scars remain
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/10/2025
» 'I went out after dark to help my friend. Luckily, his phone still worked when he called. On the way from my house, there were corpses floating in the water, face down, shot dead. I'm sure there were more deaths than what they reported. The sound of gunfire kept going late into the night. I remember earlier that day, when the soldiers opened fire, I'd seen people's heads blown to bits as I was running home. I'd never forget what I saw."
Is Asean now a new 'balancing wheel'?
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 15/07/2025
» Last week's Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting reflects its continued relevance in an increasingly unstable world. Amid US unilateralism and US President Donald Trump's tariff nationalism, Asean has reasserted itself as a balancing wheel -- a stabilising force on which its dialogue partners can still depend.
Policies lag as fields burn
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/01/2025
» With sugarcane plantations being a source of air pollution, viral images of farmers taking selfies while a field of sugarcane burns behind them have stirred public anger.
Lanna Buddhist legend merits revival
Oped, Suddan Wisudthiluck, Published on 19/12/2024
» When religious pilgrims trek to sacred sites, they reaffirm not only their faith but also their own culture and communities. One example is Spain's ancient route of Santiago de Compostela, which leads to the tomb of St James the Greater, one of the apostles who spread Christianity. It was established more than a thousand years ago, yet this route attracts millions of pilgrims and tourists today. Unesco recognised it as a World Heritage Site in 1985.
Right to speak
Postbag, Published on 13/10/2024
» Re: "Short arm of the law", (Editorial, Oct 10) & "Ghosts of Tak Bai", (PostBag, Oct 11).
Pushing banks towards green finance
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 02/10/2024
» In an earlier article in this space, I mentioned that "the Bank of Thailand should integrate [Thailand] taxonomy into its reporting and disclosure regulations for the financial sector, as the EU has done, because the public scrutiny of activities in the banking sector can and should be part of the learning process on the journey towards greener finance".
'Learn' how to drive
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/09/2024
» Re: "No justice for Nong Cartoon", (Editorial, Sept 19).
Conserve Bang Kachao's charm
Editorial, Published on 30/06/2024
» During a visit to Bang Kachao earlier this month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin mulled an idea of promoting this part of Samut Prakan province famous for its green space as a high-end tourist attraction.