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Prayut's new poll vow met with scorn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced the general election will be held no later than next February, but parties have poured scorn on his latest promise after the premier said late last year the poll would take place this November.
About politics
News, Published on 01/10/2016
» Gen Udomdej has weathered a lot of storms, but his biggest test is coming v The rice scheme net is widening after Yingluck's bill of 35.7 billion baht v The waters are still a little muddy over the power of the next Senate
International prodding for free debate 'unlikely to help'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 15/07/2016
» International calls for an open dialogue on the referendum on the draft constitution will act as a catalyst spurring the regime to intensify its efforts to get the draft approved at the Aug 7 vote.
Rid English of rote-learning
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2016
» Education authorities are going to try again to bring up the standards of English proficiency. Two notable decisions have been announced in the past week. Government schools, beginning in November, will increase the amount of time teaching English to the youngest students by five times -- five hours a week instead of the current one hour. The Khurusapha Teachers Council decided that it must re-test every English teacher in the system, foreign and Thai, to make sure they are qualified in the language, and have the proper documentation.
Watana appears at Bangkok Military Court
Online Reporters, Published on 21/04/2016
» Former commerce minister Watana Muangsook was taken to Bangkok Military Court on Thursday afternoon, where the Crime Suppression Division sought approval to detain him for further investigation.
Chavalit: New charter faces same fate as the rest
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2015
» While fate of the draft constitution is uncertain, former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has no doubt how it will end.
Chaturon jailed pending court-martial
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2014
» Soldiers did not take Chaturon Chaisaeng, a key figure of the Pheu Thai Party and former education minister, to his court-martial in Bangkok on Wednesday as expected. He was instead detained pending his trial.
NCPO holding 76, freezes assets of four more
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is still detaining 76 people who have turned themselves in, and has frozen the assets of four other people who defied its order to report to the junta leaders.
The absurdity of criminalising whistle blowing
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/11/2013
» Blowing a whistle as a symbol of protest or civil disobedience is not just trendy in the current tense political climate, it has also become a contentious legal issue.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.