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  • THAILAND

    Thais 'yet to recover' from bloodshed, says Abhisit

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 17/05/2020

    » Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he always feels a deep sadness whenever the May 19 anniversary of the 2010 protest crackdown rolls around, as it marks the culmination of one of the darkest chapters in the country's political history; a chapter that fuels bitter divisions in society to this day.

  • THAILAND

    Are the knives out for Sudarat?

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 13/01/2020

    » Rifts have deepened within the Pheu Thai Party in the wake of false claims that its chief strategist had quit, and threaten to undermine the main opposition party's performance in the no-confidence debate against the government and the Bangkok governor election, according to political experts.

  • THAILAND

    South Korea backs Thai-led Mekong strategy

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/12/2019

    » South Korea is urging Thailand to spearhead the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) for sustainable water management, after President Moon Jae-in met with Asean leaders last month in Busan under Thailand's year-long chairmanship.

  • THAILAND

    Flair for debate wins praise for Sutin

    News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/11/2019

    » Due to its failure to form and lead the new coalition government despite pulling in the most votes in this year's general election, the former ruling Pheu Thai Party has seen its profile dim during its time in opposition.

  • THAILAND

    Apirat says Thaksin provoked insurgents

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2019

    » Army chief Apirat Kongsompong on Friday accused the Thaksin Shinawatra administration of complicating the southern insurgency problem.

  • THAILAND

    Red shirts plead guilty to violence

    News, Published on 28/09/2019

    » Four red-shirt co-leaders have pleaded guilty for their roles in a violent 2007 protest outside the home of the late Privy Council president, Prem Tinsulanonda, apparently hoping the Supreme Court will give them clemency and a less severe punishment.

  • OPINION

    Army unwilling to yield to democracy

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/07/2019

    » For the country like Thailand where the military staged two putsches within the past 13 years, a coup d'état should no longer be necessary.

  • OPINION

    PM's book choice baffles nation

    News, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/06/2019

    » When I saw the headline, that Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had recommended the people he is repressing read George Orwell's Animal Farm, I thought it was fake news from a parody page.

  • OPINION

    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.

  • OPINION

    Journalism's duty of quality

    News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2019

    » As the #NationBusted hashtag circulated online on March 20 following widespread criticism about Nation TV's broadcasting of a doctored audio clip, The Nation newspaper did not attempt to play down the story the following day. Neither did it bury the story for the sake of saving the face of its sister media house. Instead, it carried the story on the front page of its print edition.

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