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Another wasted year in Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/12/2025
» As Thailand winds down 2025 with an early election looming on Feb 8, the most consequential issue to watch in the coming year will be whether recent topsy-turvy political patterns of polls, protests, and military and judicial interventions give way to a compromise between the old guard clinging on to vested interests and the new generation clamouring for reform and change.
Global coral collapse a neglected crisis
News, Imran Khalid, Published on 16/08/2025
» Before the crack of dawn on Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, Somsak Chaisri paddles his wooden boat over waters that used to shimmer with life. A once-vibrant coral garden below the water surface now consists of dead skeleton-like structures. According to this fisherman, the bleached coral skeletons are the only things he pulls from the water after his father showed him how to fish in living coral reefs. "Now, I drag up ghosts," he murmured. His lament echoes across the tropics. From the Maldives to Mozambique, the once-thriving reefs of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans are being scoured of life.
Live to swim, and swim to live
News, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2023
» Friday was Shark and Ray Awareness Day, an annual reminder to raise awareness of these incredible creatures that roam the oceans. Sharks and rays belong to a group of fish known as elasmobranchs, which includes over 1,200 species.
Massacre questions
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2022
» Re: "Former cop kills 37 in massacre", (BP, Oct 7).
Justice not done
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2022
» Re: "Have faith in the justice system," (InQuote, April 18).
Kangaroo court?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/04/2022
» Re: "Expose skeletons", (PostBag, April 16).
Conservation over quarries
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2022
» Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.
Forgotten foreigners
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/02/2021
» I read with mounting interest the Feb 9 news report regarding "30 million Thais to be vaccinated this year". This is the shiny new plan (we can call it Tuesday's Plan) put forth that cancels all previous plans over the past nine months.
Virus crisis reveals skeletons in our closet
Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 16/04/2020
» It was a desperate call for help. About 100 people gathered at the Finance Ministry on Tuesday and demanded the minister tell them why they were denied the 5,000-baht cash handout the government has granted to informal workers.
Apirat singing wrong hymn sheet
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 20/02/2019
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong's harsh reaction to the idea of politicians who want to push for military reform has triggered a number of questions.