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Business lessons to be had from the fall of Icarus
Oped, Vanessa Badré, Published on 02/04/2024
» Balancing corporate social responsibility (CSR), which implies a long-term vision of how businesses can contribute to the broader social good, with a company's daily operations is a formidable task.
Green efforts need backing
News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2023
» It is good news that the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand won the King Bhumibol Soil Day Award 2023, which is an official United Nations award.
Black marks for recycling
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2023
» Environmental justice finally prevailed for a community in Ratchaburi province that has suffered from the environmental impacts of garbage recycling for almost two decades.
Recycling a risk in itself
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2022
» Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.
Are we witnessing Boris Johnson's last affair?
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 19/02/2022
» UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the enfant terrible of British politics, is currently embroiled in a very British scandal. As in the recent eponymous BBC television miniseries based on the infamous 1963 Argyll vs Argyll case, at stake is a high-profile divorce. But, this time, the potential split is political. And Mr Johnson's supposed Teflon shield finally shows signs of wearing thin.
20 years without a musical legend
Oped, Tanet Charoenmuang, Published on 03/09/2021
» Tomorrow will mark the twentieth anniversary of the passing of Jaran Manophet, the famous folk song singer and much loved native of Chiang Mai.
Finally, a win for villagers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2020
» After years of fighting for environmental justice, the efforts of Ratchaburi villagers who suffered contamination from a waste recycling firm have finally paid off. The Civil Court on Thursday handed down a landmark verdict in their favour, ordering the firm to pay millions of baht in compensation.
Racism is fuelling more than wildfires
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 04/05/2020
» With the May rains coming to our rescue, we can now put the forest fires and toxic haze nightmares behind us -- until they return to haunt us again next year.
Disagree, you get mutilated
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/12/2019
» Re: “Free speech still illegal”, (PostBag, Dec 13).
Wonderful world of walrus whiskers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2019
» A couple of months ago PostScript carried an item about the late English comedian Richard Hearne, known as Mr Pastry, and how his walrus moustache gave him an uncanny resemblance to current White House national security adviser, John Bolton. I watched Mr Bolton giving a speech on TV this week and have to admit I could not shake off the image of the bumbling Mr Pastry. Despite reports that Mr Bolton's boss is not a huge fan of the moustache, Mr Bolton is said to be very proud of his distinctive bristle.