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Parks, fast cars a bad mix
News, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2018
» Kaeng Krachan National Park, a proposed Unesco world heritage site, is no stranger to controversy.
Level political playing field
News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2018
» Despite vehement denials by his close aides that Prime Minister and regime leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's social media campaign is all about his political future, the facts speak for themselves.Gen Prayut's launch of personal Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts over the weekend has caused a major stir.
Myanmar's shirked duty
News, Editorial, Published on 08/10/2018
» Last Thursday, police arrested two men in Ayutthaya for possession of drugs. They were driving a pickup with 700 one-kilogramme bags of crystal methamphetamine, a so-called recreational drug without medical or social value.
Rabies fight still has a way to go
News, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2018
» As the world community marks Rabies Day this week, Thailand has to hang its head in shame.
Rethink this London trip
News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2018
» Just when it seemed the story had plumbed the depths, the unsavoury claim of a June 25 drugging and rape on already infamous Koh Tao has turned worse. Pol Maj Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn has announced an imminent trip to London. There, he claimed late last week, he intends to interrogate the 19-year-old woman who claims to be the victim. Pol Maj Gen Surachate, the high-profile deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau, has quite loudly doubted the woman's claim she was a crime victim. He said his London visit could end up proving the rape claim was false.
Ban Plainern's glory under threat
News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2018
» Ban Plainern, a residence of the late Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse -- the Great Craftsman of Siam -- is under grave threat from a gigantic condominium construction project on a nearby plot of land.
Unjustified media pursuit
News, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2018
» Police made poor decisions in suggesting they would charge the Samui Times website over the Koh Tao rape allegations, and in threatening other media as well. There are two reasons they are wrong. The first is that there is no "fake news" or false reporting involved. Secondly, the threat to bring criminal charges in this case will harm the country's image many times more than the reporting of the incident ever could.
Cops in dock over rape row
News, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2018
» Once again, Koh Tao -- Thailand's top tourist destination in Surat Thani -- has attracted global attention, albeit not in the way Thai authorities would have hoped for.
Only a total ban lift will do
News, Editorial, Published on 30/08/2018
» After having imposed its political ban for more than four years, the continued reluctance of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to restore full political rights and freedom of expression to the Thai people and political parties has raised grave concerns about a hidden agenda.
Animal welfare key to Dusit Zoo move
News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2018
» At the end of this month, Bangkokians will bid farewell to Dusit Zoo, as the final curtain falls for the site, treasured by many not just as a recreational edutainment place, but also as a vast green space in the heart of the capital.