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Keep Thailand's rail history on track
Oped, Parinya Chukaew, Published on 24/02/2023
» In most of the world, people and governments take pride in their historic railway stations. They invest time, money and effort in conserving these old buildings because they see them as valuable public assets that help give a city or town its sense of place, beauty and identity. If officials want to tear down an old station, people march in the streets.
Land tax loophole endangers our environment
Oped, Kitichate Sridith, Published on 29/12/2022
» The public is little aware of the problem, but a new land tax is Thailand's most environmentally destructive policy in the 21st century so far. Taxing land and buildings is a standard policy around the world, and it makes good economic sense. That's why parliament in 2019 passed the law in question -- the Land and Building Tax Act, which went into effect in 2020, imposing annual tax rates ranging from 0.01% to 1.2% or more on the value of the land.
The for-profit pandemic, and how to stop it
Oped, Andrés Constantin, Published on 15/12/2021
» It has been less than two years since phrases like "flatten the curve", "contact tracing", "social distancing", and many others related to the Covid-19 pandemic entered the lexicon and became part of everyday communication. People everywhere have learned more about epidemiology, virology, and immunology than they ever expected they would.