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News, Published on 29/08/2022
» Re: "Snake encounter reported every 15 minutes in Bangkok," (Online, Aug 27).
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.
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.
News, Published on 08/04/2019
» Re: "Old guard can't halt the turning tide", (Opinion, April 6). Wasant Techawongtham argues succinctly that Thai elites won't be more successful than King Canute in turning back a potential and youthful democratic wave.
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/01/2018
» Bangkok Poll, of the research centre of Bangkok University, reported over the weekend that the popularity rating of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has dropped to 36.8% from the 52.8% recorded in its opinion survey conducted in May last year.
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 20/09/2017
» The Chartthaipattana Party's syrupy invitation to Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to stay on in power for years to come is disappointing but hardly a surprise.
News, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2016
» Re: "Suu Kyi's silence deafening", (PostBag, Dec 4).
News, Postbag, Published on 25/10/2016
» I am an American who had the privilege of living in Thailand under the reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
News, Postbag, Published on 21/08/2016
» It was reported (BP, Aug 19) the Agricultural Land Reform Office is mulling what to do with two luxury mansions seized from two former police officers accused of unlawfully owning the land. One mansion was said to be worth over 35 million baht, while one plot of land is 535 rai.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/07/2016
» A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet the Election Commission (EC) during an event that I had helped organise for the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.