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Compromise must not fail
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2020
» Political developments over the past few days point to how reaching a solution through compromise could prove far more difficult.
Energy post areshuffle test
News, Editorial, Published on 20/07/2020
» In every cabinet reshuffle, the top position in the Energy Ministry, like the Transport Ministry, is a prime target for politicians who see it as a "treasure trove''.
Paying price for slackness
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/03/2020
» Two explosions right in front of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) in Yala's Muang district that injured many on Tuesday came as a shock, not only because the bombers carried them out in broad daylight, but also because the SBPAC is a highly strategic place that is supposed to be well guarded. Such successful attacks speak volumes about the lax security measures that have justifiably triggered public alarm.
Running toward a crisis
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2020
» With two major political gatherings, one seeking to oust Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from power and the other throwing its support behind him, going on over the weekend, it cannot be denied that the country is on the brink of plunging into a new round of crisis.
Muslim sweep a disgrace
News, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2019
» In the wake of a series of bomb incidents in Bangkok and Nonthaburi last month that were blamed on Muslim suspects, the police have come up with a new "intelligence" mission that appears to constitute both outright discrimination and pure prejudice against a minority group of Thai youth.
Collar bombers not scapegoats
News, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2019
» The series of bombings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, which injured four people last week, is a challenge to the new Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and those in charge of security affairs.
End scourge of extremism
News, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2019
» The coordinated attacks on churches and luxury tourist outlets that killed more than 200 in Sri Lanka gripped the world with unfathomable sadness. The death toll had climbed to 290 as of press time yesterday.
The lack of refugee policy
News, Editorial, Published on 19/02/2019
» Thailand has been at the centre of asylum and refugee disputes since the year began. But in the past six weeks, what has emerged is not a pretty picture. A young Saudi woman won world Twitter backing and a ticket to Canada. A Bahraini refugee from Australia won freedom for a second time with inventive diplomacy. Now three of the seven Uighur migrants who escaped detention at the Mukdahan Immigration office have "won" a police manhunt and a legal limbo where extradition back to China is their No.1 likely future.
Clues scarce in the South
News, Editorial, Published on 02/01/2019
» Police, the Royal Thai Armed Forces and various security agencies have brought a huge credibility gap to the new upsurge of violence in the deep South. As of now, depending on which official has taken the podium, the bombings including the severing of Songkhla's iconic mermaid are political and non-political, either the work of separatist bandits or not, and have either a national or local motive -- but not both. Over the weekend, the Fourth Army commander said it might be local politicians, which seems a head-shaker.
Who trusts the NACC?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2018
» The court procedures in a case involving former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc, who breached Japan's antitrust law by allegedly bribing a Thai official over a power plant project in the southern province of Surat Thani, are worthy of note.