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Regime fails on corruption
News, Editorial, Published on 04/02/2019
» Thailand has dropped another point further down the scale of corrupt countries. Arguably the only thing worse than this national humiliation was the prime minister's attempt to wave it away. His attempt to dismiss the importance of the year-long scandal over his deputy prime minister's watch collection was not credible. Neither did his complaint that the global report on graft ignored the successes of his regime's anti-corruption campaigns gain sympathy.
NACC ruling a joke
News, Postbag, Published on 31/12/2018
» Re: "Watch ruling a bad mistake", (Editorial, Dec 29).
Who you gonna call?
News, Published on 29/12/2018
» Re: "Who trusts the NACC?", (Editorial, Dec 27).
A year of living dangerously in Thailand
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 05/01/2018
» They were supposed to be in power for the royal transition but they have stayed too long and now want to win an unavoidable election.
The Faustian promise in a blaming game
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/12/2017
» Through a tangled web of pride, vanity, moral superiority, Nietzschean negativity, Faustian promises and pseudo-Jedi cool, the junta keeps to its playbook by blaming everyone except themselves.
Questions for the government
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2017
» The mourning period is over -- officially. Flags are to fly at full staff again on Monday. Clothing rules for the civil service and guidelines for the public have expired. Still, the grieving will not end. No person will forget the uncountable accomplishments of the greatest Thai of our times. The expiration of the mourning period returns the country to a semblance of normality but things will never be quite the same.
Army backs B16m toilet, shop spend
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/10/2017
» Army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad on Thursday defended a decision to spend 15.9 million baht on building shops and public toilets at Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
About Politics
News, Published on 30/09/2017
» Former Buddhist office head makes dramatic return to his old post, effectively shafting Ormsin v Veera continues his quest to hammer the NACC with petitions against 'wrongdoers' v Dust still settling over Yingluck's sentence and her whereabouts
Airship loss produces much hot air
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/09/2017
» "Personally, I would agree if there is a call for a malfeasance probe. This would ward off criticism which emerged without proper information," Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda was reported to have said on Friday when the issue of the waste of 340 million baht on an airship was raised by the media.
FB accuser escapes trial
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2017
» Prosecutors have decided not to indict a woman charged with accusing key military figures of being linked to the Rajabhakti Park scandal.