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  • OPINION

    Apply law of the land to all

    News, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2019

    » The poor had it before. They were accused of encroaching on protected forests or national parks. Thirteen landless forest dwellers were convicted of forest encroachment by the Appeal Court this year and sentenced to imprisonment. Now, an MP from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), Pareena Kraikupt is facing an accusation of committing a similar offence. Given the influence of the PPRP, all eyes are now on law enforcement officers over whether there will be "double standards" in their handling of the case.

  • OPINION

    On Thaksin's return plans

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/06/2023

    » Self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has once again vowed to return home next month after 17 years of living abroad.

  • OPINION

    End military interrogation

    News, Editorial, Published on 27/09/2018

    » In a court ruling on Tuesday on what has been dubbed the "budu bomb" case, the legitimacy and transparency of the military's unusual role in the justice process has again been questioned.

  • OPINION

    Cops in dock over rape row

    News, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2018

    » Once again, Koh Tao -- Thailand's top tourist destination in Surat Thani -- has attracted global attention, albeit not in the way Thai authorities would have hoped for.

  • OPINION

    Liu's legacy will live on

    News, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2017

    » Even though the totalitarian rulers of China might have succeeded in preventing Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo from living longer, they will find it hard to prevent people in China and elsewhere from keeping the legacy of the human rights and democracy advocate alive.

  • OPINION

    Saffron swindlers

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2024

    » The news of the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct this week handing a 480-year-plus jail term to a former abbot for embezzling temple donations is shocking enough. But the story gets even more convoluted.

  • OPINION

    No escaping Thaksin

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2024

    » Pheu Thai's attempt to prevent any discussion concerning former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the upcoming general debate may prove to be counterproductive to the party's efforts to win back its popularity.

  • OPINION

    Will Thaksin ever go to jail?

    News, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2023

    » As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin attempts to distance himself from the escalating political controversy surrounding the convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin has taken a different stance.

  • OPINION

    Thaksin case tests faith

    News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2023

    » 'Equality before the law" is a vow signifying that nobody is exempt from the law and, regardless of social status, will be entitled to equal treatment under its parameters. It's also a cornerstone which maintains public confidence in the justice system.

  • OPINION

    Red faces in fugitive saga

    News, Editorial, Published on 30/11/2023

    » A villain wanted by state authorities, runaway inmate Chaowalit Thongduang, who remains at large more than a month after escaping from a southern hospital, projects himself as a "victim of injustice."

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