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Same old faces playing the same old game
News, Published on 07/11/2019
» Despite having a democratically-elected government after five years of military rule, a political expert says progress is hard to spot in Thai politics, as the country remains bogged down by the power struggle between liberals and conservatives.
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Thailand's tale told via 'The Nation'
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/06/2019
» Nearly five decades ago, The Nation newspaper started out as a pro-democracy, anti-military news organisation. It was fiercely independent and invariably hard-hitting vis-à-vis the powers-that-be. An English-language newspaper owned by Thais from the outset, it prided itself for having neither fear nor favour. Its lamentable expiry as a print newspaper today -- an online version will continue -- provides multiple parallels for Thailand's contemporary political history, ongoing polarisation and the changing nature of the business of journalism worldwide.
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King names Surayud as Privy Council president
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2020
» His Majesty the King has appointed privy councillor Gen Surayud Chulanont as president of the Privy Council, replacing the late Gen Prem Tinsulanonda who died on May 26 last year.
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Prem Open Day – 24 January 2020
Published on 16/01/2020
» Prem Tinsulanonda International School, a leading IB-World Boarding and Day School in Chaing Mai, would like to invite you to our Open Day on Friday 24 January 2020 at 9 am. Come visit our beautiful 100-acre campus, talk to our dedicated staff, tour our campus and ask lots of questions.
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Prem Scholarships for Academic Year 2020-21
Published on 17/01/2020
» In celebration of PremTinsulanonda International School's 20th Anniversary, we are delighted to offer 20 substantial new scholarships across a wide range of disciplines.
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A paragon of virtues
News, Postbag, Published on 31/12/2017
» As Pliny the Younger noted, "Example [is] the surest method of instruction."
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Into the political fray
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 30/09/2018
» Last June 30, the sometimes-accurate online Wikipedia updated the opening line of its entry on the general prime minister. For the first time, the introduction read, "Prayut Chan-o-cha is a Thai politician..." Before that, according to Wikipedia, Gen (Ret) Prayut was just a retired army general and head of the military junta -- which is what he claimed to be.
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King bestows new title upon princess
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2019
» His Majesty the King has granted a new title and the highest class of the Rattanaporn Medal to Princess Ubolratana, according an announcement in the Royal Gazette.
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A year of tears
Life, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.
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