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Srettha needs just one job
News, Published on 06/04/2024
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party came to power chiefly on promises to reboot the economy, which have yet to pan out, say critics.
Political 'privilege'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2024
» With the court acquitting her of charges linked to a roadshow campaign, the countdown has begun for fugitive ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return to Thailand after more than 10 years of self-imposed exile. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and Yingluck's niece, said the runaway ex-PM wants to come home but has not yet set a date.
Thaksin undermining premier's role
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/02/2024
» The release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from detention will present a dilemma for the Pheu Thai-led government. Sooner rather than later, Thaksin, who is now on parole, will outshine Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and that does not bode well for the latter and the Pheu Thai Party.
A digital disaster
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2024
» The government seems undaunted by the reservations about its flagship 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme expressed by a panel under the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Council of State.
Onus on Pheu Thai as support dwindles
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/09/2023
» After making a policy statement before parliament on Monday, the Pheu Thai-led coalition is set to jumpstart its work under tight scrutiny from the opposition, especially the Move Forward Party (MFP). If this was not enough, members of the public are casting suspicious eyes at its policies, as several seem too good to be true.
Thaksin's transfer raises eyebrows
Published on 28/08/2023
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has come under fire for treating former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra better than other prisoners in the system, with critics questioning whether the ex-premier is really ill.
Former PM starts 8-year jail term in hospital
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and is being monitored around the clock due to four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said yesterday.
Thaksin has own room on prison medical ward
Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra is in a private room on the medical ward of Bangkok Remand Prison and being monitored around the clock because of four underlying health conditions including heart and lung problems, the head of the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.
DSI must clear up image
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2023
» On Wednesday, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin made the right call by transferring the director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Traiyarit Temahiwong, to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).
NACC rejects rice-pledge graft claims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2022
» Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck Shinawatra, and Yaowapa Wongsawat have all survived the National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) consideration of petitions lodged against them in the second part of the rice-pledging scandal.