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IP rights are key to sustainability
Indonesians are increasingly aware of the need to develop in a more sustainable manner. In October 2022, the Jakarta High Court rejected the government’s appeal of a citizen lawsuit that found President Joko Widodo negligent in failing to tackle Jakart…
Nationalism is not the answer to land woes
Resistance to the controversial foreign land ownership bill is giving rise to the term khai chat — used to denounce traitors who sell the motherland — being used in political discourse. Whether a person is a government critic or supporter, he or she be…
Student loans need fixing
The Upper House is facing a major challenge in deliberating a controversial amendment to the Student Loan Fund Act. That’s mostly because the Student Loan Fund (SLF) is complicated. Funded by taxpayers to provide poor students with loans so they can pu…
Abortion law still failing adolescents
Twelve years ago this month, people in Thailand and around the world were shocked to learn that 2,002 foetuses had been discovered at Wat Pai Ngern in Bangkok’s Bang Kho-laem district. They had been hidden at the temple, with two undertakers paid by a …
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht, deputy national police chief Torsak Sukvimol said on Thur…
MPs slam Bhumjaithai’s weed bill
Lawmakers object to recreational use A Bhumjaithai Party-sponsored bill on cannabis and hemp is likely to be voted down by both the opposition and some government coalition partners if allowing the recreational use of marijuana in the draft remains unc…
TAT signs airline deals in bid to lure 1m Americans
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hoping to welcome at least 1 million tourists from the US next year after securing partnerships with Delta Air Lines and Korean Air to bring travellers from 17 gateway cities across the country. From left: Mat…
NESDC rejects NT’s 5G business plan
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has rebuffed National Telecom’s (NT) 5G business plan to capitalise on the 700-megahertz spectrum range, according to a source at the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry. The source, w…
Musk says may take ‘weeks’ for banned Twitter accounts to be restored
SAN FRANCISCO: New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it will be “a few more weeks” before any banned accounts — such as that of former US president Donald Trump — may be restored on the platform. Twitter users have been watching closely to se…