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Surprise drug testing at Korat provincial hall
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/07/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Authorities conducted surprise drug tests on about 200 employees at the provincial hall on Tuesday, after 167 people tested positive, including local leaders and a monk, during last month’s random testing in all 32 districts of the province.
Can Thailand engage with Trump's US?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 03/06/2025
» Thailand must be bold and dynamic in recalibrating its diplomatic ties with the United States under President Donald Trump. Asia's oldest relationship with Washington carries little weight in the era of transactional diplomacy. Although the 1833 Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the US and Siam described their relations "as long as heaven and earth can endure", the two countries now face formidable challenges in living up to that 192-year-old oath. That treaty was the United States' first treaty with a country in Asia, making Thailand America's oldest friend in the region.
Peace plan needs rejig
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/02/2025
» During a recent visit to the South, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to bring an end to the violence which has rocked the restive region for almost two decades.
PM Paetongarn faces another bid to remove her from office
Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2025
» Activist Sonthiya Sawasdee has filed a petition against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her appointment of a previously jailed activist as her adviser.
Generational politics
Life, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2024
» Political conflicts around the world typically arise from divisions based on class, ethnicity, rural-urban disparities and caste, rather than age differences. This observation caused Asst Prof Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, to investigate if it is true that political conflict in Thailand is one between generations.
Adviser pick sparks petition
Post Reporters, Published on 16/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing another petition, this one seeking to remove her from office over her appointment of Nattawut Saikua, a former director of the Pheu Thai family, as an adviser.
Activist bids again to oust prime minister
Post Reporters, Published on 09/10/2024
» Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana is making another attempt to oust Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by petitioning the Election Commission (EC) to look into whether she broke ethical rules when she appointed Surapong Suebwonglee and Nattawut Saikua as advisers since both have served jail sentences.
Stand-in Thai PM Phumtham dismisses 'communist' jibe
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/09/2024
» Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai brushed aside claims that he is unfit to become defence minister because he joined the Communist Party of Thailand (CPT) in the 1970s.
The making of a monarch: King Rama X
News, Published on 01/07/2024
» As the auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua's 72nd birthday on July 28 approaches, Thais are expressing their loyalty and offering best wishes to the monarch.
Ex-minister Thawee Kraikupt dies
Online Reporters, Published on 20/04/2024
» Veteran politician and former cabinet minister Thawee Kraikupt died at the age of 84 at Siriraj Hospital.