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Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2024
» A month has passed since political activist Netiporn Saneysangkhom died in a prison hospital, and yet we still haven't seen any progress regarding the probe into her tragic passing.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha may retire from the army in several years, but he will always be at heart a military man. As such, under his leadership we have seen the growing footprint of soldiers in civilian society. Whenever there are floods, soldiers are deployed to help evacuate people. When the price of vegetables jumped earlier this month, soldiers grew coriander and chillies for distribution.
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2018
» As a new batch of conscripts reported to the army late last week, army commander Apirat Kongsompong used the occasion to defend conscription into the Royal Thai Armed Forces. In the process, Gen Apirat stated two different points in one pithy sentence -- one basically true and the other off the track. He also unfortunately took the occasion to champion current military discipline. He would have been better advised to speak about reform of the Thai military, starting with its methods of discipline.
News, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2017
» The recently concluded visit by Prime Minister and coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha to the United States has helped clarify many questions about Thailand's geopolitical positioning that Thais have asked since the military government seized power.
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2016
» The sight of passengers waiting desperately at Nok Air check-in counters last week was not a surprise, even though none of those trying to board planes had expected problems. Nok Air’s saga started with a strike on Valentine’s Day, which was the result of the cumulative problems threatening small regional airlines.