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Time for tourism rejig
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2022
» Hoping to give tourism a boost in the post-pandemic era on Oct 1, the government has revised its visa rules, extending the validity of certain visas to entice foreign tourists to travel to the kingdom. But the move, while noteworthy, still falls short of the mark.
Chadchart's first real test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2022
» If great power comes with great responsibility, then the large numbers of votes that a politician receives also mean great expectations. This is the case of Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who received a record-breaking 1.3 plus million votes at the gubernatorial election in May.
Kids' mental well-being
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2022
» A surge in youth suicide cases over the past several months requires serious attention from the state and related agencies. Three students jumped to their death on separate occasions in Nakhon Ratchasima province over a three-month period. One was studying at Suranaree University of Technology's medical programme, while the other two, a boy and a girl, were school students.
Casinos need caution
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2022
» There is an old adage that says, if you cannot beat them, join them. This catchphrase well describes policymakers' attempts to open casinos in Thailand.
Let's clear up ganja haze
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/06/2022
» It all began quite innocently. A staff member of a well-known public organisation ate a snack before starting a shift. Soon after, the person began babbling incoherently, unable to walk in a straight line -- let alone work -- with a supervisor claiming the staff member was "worse than drunk". As it turned out, the snack was a cookie containing an unspecified amount of cannabis extract -- the use of which was recently decriminalised by the government.
Let's focus on students
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/06/2022
» The tragic death of an underprivileged student in Phatthalung province is shedding light on flaws in the allocation of state budget funds.
Thais dream of democracy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2022
» Pro-democracy activists and relatives of those who died in the bloody crackdown of May 1992 gathered at Thammasat University yesterday to mark 30 years since one of the most terrible days in modern Thai history.
Schools are finally back
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2022
» Today schools reopen nationwide. After two tumultuous years of living with the pandemic, students in all of the country's 35,000 schools will return to physical classes -- learning directly from teachers and playing with friends.
Local bodies no panacea
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2022
» The Progressive Movement's leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, recently floated the idea of abolishing local administrative positions, which are appointed by the Interior Ministry, as their authorities overlap with those of members of local administrative bodies, which are elected by the people.
Sub deal can't be subpar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2022
» Arms procurement has been a thorny issue for almost every government, especially the current one under the leadership of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the former army chief.