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OPINION

The rebranding of 'big brother' Gen Prawit

Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/09/2022

» A day after Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from his prime ministerial duties, Paiboon Nititawan, deputy leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, was handing out a biography on Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, now acting PM, to reporters.

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OPINION

Vaccine altruism?

Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/11/2020

» The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) will sign a 182-billion-baht contract with AstraZeneca for 26 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, sufficient for 13 million people (BP, Nov 27). This equates to 7,000 baht per jab.

THAILAND

Court clears Sira of abusing his power

News, Published on 02/07/2020

» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday cleared Palang Pracharath Party's Sira Jenjaka of abuse of power in relation to claims he interfered in a condominium project in Phuket last year, paving the way for him to file a counter-suit against fellow MPs who brought the case to court.

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THAILAND

9 defect to Bhumjaithai

News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/02/2020

» The defection of nine MPs from the newly dissolved Future Forward Party (FFP) to the Bhumjaithai Party boosts the latter's bargaining power in the coalition government and also its leader's chances of becoming the next prime minister, an academic said on Tuesday.

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THAILAND

PPRP to offer tie-up with 'kingmakers'

News, Published on 27/05/2019

» The final piece of the coalition formation puzzle is expected to fall into place on Monday, with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) expected to extend formal invitations to join its coalition to the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties.

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BUSINESS

Court orders SRT to stump up

News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2019

» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) may need to devise a new debt-restructuring plan, after a court ordered it and the Transport Ministry to pay almost 12 billion baht in compensation to Hopewell (Thailand) Co for scrapping a mega-transport project 20 years ago, a rail agency source said.

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OPINION

Perils of police reform

News, Postbag, Published on 08/07/2017

» I'm glad that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is reforming the police at long last, but he shouldn't reinvent the wheel. In 2006, then-prime minister Gen Surayud Chulanont, former army chief and member of our beloved King Rama IX's Privy Council, appointed retired Pol Gen Vasit Dejkunjorn, former chief of police, to head a distinguished commission for this very purpose.

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THAILAND

Thanong: 'I'd do the same again'

News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/07/2017

» Former finance minister Thanong Bidaya has insisted he made the right decision in opting to float the baht in July 1997.

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THAILAND

A bitter pill to swallow

Spectrum, Published on 07/05/2017

» In December last year, rocker Artiwara Kongmalai completed a 400-kilometre charity marathon to raise funds for Bang Saphan Hospital in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Better known as Toon Bodyslam, the lead singer of rock band Bodyslam ran from Bangkok to Bang Saphan in 10 days during which he hoped to raise 63 million baht. The donations are still coming in.

OPINION

Charter drafters of 1997 provide a lesson in R&D

News, Boonrak Boonyaketmala, Published on 30/11/2015

» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak recently held discussions with leaders of the various research institutes, telling them he wanted to see them play a more proactive role in research and development that could lead to meaningful commercial applications.