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PM must learn to turn other cheek
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/07/2020
» After six years in office and having earned the unenviable reputation of being an "angry pot" for his occasionally unprovoked outbursts at Government House reporters, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might have thought it was about time for him to change tack and reach out to media outlets that he didn't appear to admire.
As ever, money the root of many evils in 2018
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2018
» Former DSI chief Tarit Pengdith may have stolen the headlines this month after he received a one-year prison term for his role in the police station construction scandal. However, the team which he once headed handled a number of high-profile cases in 2018.
A complete waste
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/05/2016
» When the Samart Corporation partnered in a lucrative deal to dispose of waste at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006, questions were raised as to why a telecommunications company was awarded the contract. The 600 million baht agreement with the Airports of Thailand (AoT) called for the construction of two incinerators to handle all waste generated at the country's biggest airport.
Lifelong learner
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/01/2016
» Thailand may have lost a lot of stature and credibility on the world stage in recent years, but one of the world's most eminent economists believes it is still a country with some impressive social achievements that even developed economies could emulate.
Abhisit: Reforms to fail without better charter
Reuters, Published on 01/05/2015
» Any achievements by Thailand's ruling junta while in power will be lost without significant changes to the country's draft constitution, Democrat Party leader and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday.
The big issue: Sparing country [redacted]
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 14/12/2014
» In 2002, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorism and US military pushback, the CIA opened a secret facility in central Thailand. The agency brought two high-level al-Qaeda operatives, Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, to the site and launched a new programme of "enhanced interrogation" techniques on them including physical assault and waterboarding, distressing many US officials.
Cops nab five 'men in black' suspects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2014
» The arrest of five so-called "men in black" allegedly involved in the killing of soldiers and civilians during political unrest in 2010 could lead to the identification of those responsible for masterminding the violence, a National Legislative Assembly member has predicted.
Big fish that was overlooked
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/07/2014
» I couldn’t agree more with former senator Somchai Sawaengkarn who said on his Facebook page last week that the mainstream media has downplayed the Saraburi military court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Lt Gen Manas Paorik, former deputy commander of the 3rd Army Region and a senior member of the Pheu Thai party.
No support for Kwanchai’s grand plan
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/03/2012
» Red shirt leader Kwanchai Praipana has a grand plan for bringing deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra home, but no-one, not even Mr Thaksin himself,seems to be supporting it.
Hacking case half-solved
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/10/2011
» Chula student Aekawit Thongdeevorakul admits to sending messages with PM Yingluck Shinawatra's twitter account, but he was apparently not the hacker who stole her password.