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2011 all over again?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2024
» Re: "Chao Phraya River basin raises flood risk", (BP, Aug 26).
Minor party leaves govt bloc
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/08/2024
» The one-MP Seri Ruamthai Party has pulled out of the Pheu Thai Party-led government after its leader, Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, admitted to being overlooked by the ruling party.
Critics warn Thai ex-PM Thaksin off politics
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/08/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and the new government could be in trouble if they allow themselves to be controlled by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, according to political observers.
Wallet fraud?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/08/2024
» Re: "10K wallet still 'to proceed'", (BP, Aug 22).
‘We’re going nowhere’: Pita says court interventions must stop
Published on 20/08/2024
» Politicians in Thailand must reform the judiciary to prevent interventions that have the country “going around in circles”, says former Move Forward Party chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, after two major rulings that dissolved his party and dismissed a prime minister.
Thai conservatives flex political muscle
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/08/2024
» The decision to nominate Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new prime minister signals that Thaksin Shinawatra, the party's de facto leader, will go all out to rebuild a support base to fend off the People's Party (PP), according to a political analyst.
Thailand's response to global trends
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/08/2024
» Understanding Thailand's approach to evolving international orders requires examining its decisions. These decisions by recent and current governments offer a clear view of the country's diplomatic trajectory in an increasingly uncertain world.
Digital wallet to proceed, despite Thai PM's legal woes
Published on 11/08/2024
» The Pheu Thai-led government's digital wallet handout scheme is expected to proceed, regardless of whether Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is removed from office by the Constitutional Court over his decision to appoint ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister, according to political observers.
Thaksin's VIP 'jail time'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/08/2024
» The release of a report from the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) probe into the claim that the Department of Corrections (DoC) gave privileged treatment to inmate-on-parole Thaksin Shinawatra was released on Aug 2. With the former PM officially becoming a freeman on Aug 31, the report is overdue, but late is always better than never.
Thaksin parole to end on Aug 31
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/08/2024
» Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra will formally complete his one-year prison term on Aug 31 this year, according to the Department of Corrections (DoC), despite him having already been released from the Police General Hospital, where he stayed instead of jail.