THANTHIP SRISUWANNAKET CARATLUX LIUMPETCH When one-third of all food produced globally is thrown away while nearly one billion people go hungry, food waste is not only a moral travesty, it’s also a crime against nature. Each year 1,300 tonnes of food waste in landfills around the world contributes 8% of the greenhouse gases that cause global […]
Thanthip Srisuwannaket E-commerce in Thailand is growing quickly and furiously. Yet the majority of operators refuse to be under the state regulatory system. You can’t blame them. Blame the bureaucratic maze that keeps them out. According to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, there are more than 500,000 e-commerce operators in Thailand. Only 823 of them […]
Kannika Thampanishvong Wichsinee Wibulpolprasert Pramon Karnchanapimonkul Last year, a pilot whale was washed up on the shore of Songkhla province. It spat out some plastic and died. In its stomach were 80 or more plastic bags and other plastic items weighing more than eight kilogrammes. The culprit is clear, yet the tragedies continue. Earlier this year, a […]
Chawana Huangsuntornchai After a long wait, we finally have a law to protect our data privacy. But don’t jump with joy just yet.Nowadays when we are obliged to give away our personal data for various services, it is only right to have a system to prevent data privacy violations and to punish companies for selling […]
Worawan Chandoevwit Living to a ripe old age is appealing if you are healthy, have someone to take care of you, and have sufficient savings to ensure quality paid care. But if you are sick, dependent and poor, old age is simply a nightmare. The situation can be even more dire for single women and […]
Somkiat Tangkitvanich As the intensifying US-China trade war plunges the world into an economic slowdown, Thailand urgently needs to review trade policies to save its export-dependent economy. One thing is clear: Trade conflicts between the world’s two biggest economies will drag on for a long time. The result is an economic slowdown across the globe […]
As the US-China trade war heats up and plunges the world into an economic slowdown, Thailand urgently needs to review trade policies to save its export-dependent economy. “One thing is clear. The trade wars between the world’s two biggest economies will drag on for a long time. There will be an economic slowdown across the […]
BOONWARA SUMANO CHENPHUENGPAWN N ANEKSOMBOONPHON The United Nations’ survey in 2019 found that one third of UN staff and contractors have experienced sexual harassment over the past two years, and that two thirds of those offenders were men. Such statistics are quite alarming, as the UN is a top promoter of equality and human rights. Even […]
Kittiya Yisthanichakul Defending a bus fare hike which affects millions of low-income people risks earning you a frown. But allow me to explain why the bus fare increase in April was necessary and – more importantly – what else needs to be done to protect consumers with better bus quality, safety and services. First, the […]
The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is studying how electric train fares could be adjusted along new routes to ensure fairness and affordability to all commuters. Sumet Ongkittikul, director of the TDRI’s Transport and Logistics Policy, said the results will be presented to the government. The TDRI, he said, found that a low-income earner can afford to […]
NATTHANICHA LEPHILIBERT BOONWARA SUMANO CHENPHUENGPAWN Noi is a Thai woman who has been a domestic helper for more than 20 years. Her job does not limit her to keeping the house tidy, it also involves taking an elderly woman for check-ups at a hospital, shopping, and managing all miscellaneous things concerning the woman’s affairs. It is […]
