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Nuanced Thai smiles
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/01/2026
» Re: " 'Mai pen rai' paradox: from kindness to toxic silence", (Life, Jan 7). This is an excellent article, but alas goes down a rabbit hole, akin to mitigating daily road fatalities and addressing other issues often lamented in this column that we're acquainted with.
Farming sector needs urgent restart
Oped, Nipon Poapongsakorn and Kamphol Pantakua, Published on 01/03/2023
» One major goal of economic development in the farming sector is to raise the rate of farmers' income per capita, to be equal to or higher than the non-farming sector. For decades, this noble goal has not been achieved.
Fix needed for high-altitude farming
Oped, Siriporn Kiratikarnkul and Nipon Poapongsakorn, Published on 01/02/2023
» The government has a set pattern for trying to solve the "plight" of farmers. It describes their problems as being low farm product prices, insufficient income and labour shortages, and the authorities have their own playbook for solving these.
Treat Karen-style farming with respect
Oped, Prasarn Marukpitak, Published on 02/04/2022
» Slash-and-burn farming is real. So is the rotational farming system practised by the Karens and other ethnic minority groups.
MP's assets need scrutiny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2021
» With the mysterious disappearance of 10-billion-baht of debt from the asset list of Deputy Transport Minister Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol, a Bhumjaithai Party list MP, and his wife Yolada, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is left facing a major dilemma -- how to improve transparency among politicians.
Activist scapegoats?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/04/2021
» Five activists were indicted this week on charges of attempted violence against HM the Queen during a demonstration last year, when a royal motorcade encountered dozens of protesters. The charges are very serious and if guilty, the protesters would be jailed for at least 16 years (BP, April 1).