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Pigs at the trough
News, Postbag, Published on 17/03/2018
» Re: "Hollow promises", (PostBag, March 15). I share Burin Kantabutra's frustration over the lack of progress in dealing with entrenched graft and corruption in Thailand.
About politics
News, Published on 18/03/2017
» Politicians of all hues have put aside their differences to remember Yuwadee Tunyasiri v Pathum Thani monks reticent about finding fault with Phra Dhammajayo v City police chief Sanit gets a temporary reprieve from the Ombudsman
Freedom of temple, religion must be assured
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 28/02/2017
» The cat and mouse game the government is playing with Phra Dhammajayo, the revered leader of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, and his disciples has become a stand-off that is further dividing the nation. There are lessons and implications that all Thais, Buddhist or not, need to think about.
Unity in mourning, without angry crowds
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 18/10/2016
» Thailand has been mourning the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- the father to the land and the country's pillar of stability and unity.
Expressionist Coles changes tack for latest work
Life, Published on 14/01/2016
» American expressionist painter Chris Coles is better known in Thailand and Cambodia for his neon-like work featuring bar girls and their customers, but now he's gone green.
Reform bars Pheu Thai, says Yingluck
News, Published on 27/01/2015
» The US assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel on Monday met ex-prime ministers Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra, who expressed her concerns the Pheu Thai Party is being excluded from the reform process.
Democracy is a creation of the people, not an elite few
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 22/10/2014
» As the National Reform Council (NRC) has convened and will soon begin to plunge into the so-called "reform" process with all the nitty-gritty details, a few points must be considered.
Niwattumrong reports to NPOMC
Online Reporters, Published on 23/05/2014
» Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan, former acting caretaker prime minister, and some other former cabinet ministers reported at the Royal Thai Army auditorium in Thewes area, Bangkok, on Friday morning in response to a summons by the junta's new National Peace and Order Maintaining Council (NPOMC).
Court voids Feb 2 general election
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2014
» The Constitution Court on Friday ruled by a 6-3 vote that the Feb 2 general election was not lawful.