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With Section 44, no need to reason why
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/09/2015
» Have sympathy for Chaturon Chaisaeng. The former education minister and key member of the Pheu Thai party was caught totally off guard when his passport was cancelled and only learned of it when asked by reporters for comment.
Thaksin faces army libel suit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2015
» The Criminal Court yesterday agreed to hear a defamation suit filed by the army against ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over his interview accusing members of the Privy Council of backing the coup that ousted the government of his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, on May 22 last year.
Governor faces challenging two years
News, Published on 10/08/2015
» The remaining two years in office for Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra will be fraught with difficulties unless he opens up and tells his supporters what he has been doing.
Phra Suthep to leave monkhood Tuesday — source
Published on 24/07/2015
» Phra Suthep Prapa Saro has set Tuesday the date for him to leave the monkhood, a close aide of the monk said on Friday.
Thaksin raps coup 'masterminds'
Published on 22/05/2015
» Thaksin Shinawatra has claimed that privy counsellors worked behind the scenes in supporting the protests that culminated with the ousting of his sister Yingluck's government by the military.
Security tightened as Samui bombers sought
Published on 11/04/2015
» Authorities have tightened security measures across the country after a car bomb rocked a Koh Samui shopping mall at the start of the busy Songkran holiday.
Rich tapestry of Thai society
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 02/02/2015
» All things considered, the 14 stories in the collection translated by Marcel Barang read like a list of social issues a Thai should be aware of: participating in last year's protests without genuine understanding and interest; having an affair with someone of an opposing political colour; the death of red-shirt poet Mai Nueng; violence in the South; hilltop villages; the move from local farms to factory farming. And Buddhism.
One year on, still no sign of reconciliation
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2015
» A year ago, on Jan 13, the "Shutdown Bangkok" campaign was launched by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, its aim to cripple the government of then-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and to force it out of office.
End of a momentous year
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/12/2014
» This year has flown by in the blink of an eye. It has been a rocky year, with prominent news stories taking over the front pages almost constantly.
Dealing with police you can trust
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/10/2014
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau, the key agency overseeing police work in Bangkok, has never seen such a massive transfer of senior officers as in the recent reshuffle which saw a shake-up of metropolitan police units at virtually all levels.