• OPINION

  Trust is lost over weapons

  News, Editorial, Published on 28/03/2017

  » The government, police and the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) got excellent advice on the weekend from Justice Minister Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana. They should pay attention and improve their current performance. Mr Suwaphan warned them to handle the case of the Pathum Thani arms seizure "in a transparent and straightforward manner". So far they have not.

• OPINION

  Military must accept the obvious

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/04/2017

  » The Central Administrative Court on Friday ruled the military junta's moves to take away the three passports held by the former Education Minister, Chaturon Chaisang, was a "serious violation" of the fundamental rights of the key leader of the previous government.

• OPINION

  Weapons tactic doesn't wash

  News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2017

  » Violence or terrorist attacks have not prevented other countries from holding elections. The United Kingdom, for instance, proceeded with its poll following a terrorist attack in June. But the mere discovery of a weapons cache is being used to jeopardise Thailand's roadmap to a general election.

• OPINION

  Bombing no excuse to delay polls

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/05/2017

  » Sitting in what is considered to be the heart of Asian democracy, India, the thought of how we Thais have come to live with the threats of military leaders when it comes to the return of democracy makes me wonder how and why have we become so timid.

• OPINION

  Explosions jangle nerves of city residents

  News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 28/05/2017

  » Is Bangkok still safe? The question came to my mind shortly after an explosion inside the army-owned Phramongkutklao Hospital that left 25 people injured last Monday, the day that marked the third anniversary of the 2014 coup. It was the third explosion to take place in Thailand's capital in two months.

• OPINION

  'Big Brother' backfires

  News, Editorial, Published on 16/05/2017

  » At 10am this morning, the government's ultimatum to Facebook expires. The US firm has been ordered to remove 131 posts by then. This is the last order in a recent flurry of censorship that ministries say have removed or blocked 6,900 web pages and individual posts across the internet.

• OPINION

  No right to bear arms, no right to violence

  News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 28/03/2017

  » Three separate incidents in last few weeks defined a deep-rooted malevolence that continues to tear the fabric of Thai society apart.

• OPINION

  Thailand's murky, muddled road ahead

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 31/03/2017

  » In a new era of transformative technologies and tectonic geopolitical shifts, standing still is tantamount to falling behind. This is what Thailand is doing. Its recent news flow indicates the country is mired in a regressive holding pattern.

• OPINION

  Don't forget 'disappeared'

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/12/2019

  » One year ago this month, Thai activist Surachai Danwattananusorn disappeared mysteriously from his residence in the Lao capital of Vientiane, while the bodies of his two aides were found in the Mekong River. Also, seven years ago this month, Lao activist Sombath Somphone suffered a "forced disappearance" in Vientiane.

• OPINION

  Solve Mekong killings case

  News, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2019

  » The disappearance of 78-year-old political activist Surachai Danwattananusorn, also known as Surachai Saedan, and the killing of his two close aides, who had been living in exile in Laos, need not go down in history as unsolved and unexplained mysteries.

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