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Nothing is unsinkable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2018
» This week a local ship builder announced its intention with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, to make water transport safer with "unsinkable" ships.
Migrants help the economy
News, Editorial, Published on 15/05/2018
» Similar to US President Donald Trump's protectionist "America First" policy, Thailand's new law that imposes a migrant labour quota on businesses is a misplaced and miscalculated directive driven by our lawmakers' false sense of nationalism.
Time to take a stand against harassment
News, Editorial, Published on 08/04/2018
» A great time for revellers to enjoy water fights and splashing, Songkran has also become a hotbed for sex crimes. This year, authorities seem to acknowledge this problem. But they have come up with a poor solution. Instead of telling men not to grope women, they advise women not to put themselves up to becoming victims.
Walls close in on free press
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2018
» With news reports and commentaries swapping between praising and criticising the ruling regime, most mainstream media staff survive direct state intimidation. But two senior journalists recently ran foul of the junta.
Time to do the obvious
News, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2018
» Last week's biggest news-making event was the two-hour Facebook Live interview with a young businessman drawing major political attention. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit made waves, to the point that the junta issued a warning. It sent out Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam, its civilian legal expert. He claimed Mr Thanathorn might have been "crossing the line" between legal speech and the ban on political discussion.
NACC loses all credibility
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2018
» The sad saga of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and his rich collection of wristwatches has passed into farce. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has used up its last crumb of credibility. The NACC had announced that its third and final deadline for the defence minister to account for the watches would be March 2. But without any explanation, the NACC president amended that. As of now, there is no deadline for Gen Prawit to report.
TJA falls down on job
News, Editorial, Published on 01/02/2018
» The results of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA) probe into a sexual harassment case involving a media personality has invited more questions than it has given answers.
Reshuffle buys time
News, Editorial, Published on 27/11/2017
» Details of the expected cabinet shake-up were released at the very end of the working week. There wasn't even an announcement, just the bare details of the Prayut Chan-o-cha 5 government, carried in the Royal Gazette. The reshuffle includes only a few new faces and departures, although it does reduce the number of military men from 12 to nine.
Don't touch the Mekong
News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2017
» The battle over the Mekong River has resumed, and it will end badly for one side. Despite continuous government efforts to delay, a decision will have to be made shortly. There are no shortage of supporters for both views, but the battle lines are clear. On one side, the Chinese government wants to blast a Mekong River channel for the largest riverboats of its comprador businesses. On the other, Thai environmentalists and conservationists oppose this.
Outstaying their welcome
News, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2017
» If the general elections take place in November next year as promised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his military regime's stay in executive power would have exceeded the four-year tenure of any elected government. By then, the period of four-and-a-half years under the military ruling would already be much longer than needed.