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National Defence College course sparks buzz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2023
» A new course launched by the National Defence College (NDC) that fosters networking among middle-level military personnel, state officials and businesspeople has caused a stir with critics saying it deepens patronage culture.
If Prigozhin's gone, long live Putin – and Wagner?
News, Published on 26/08/2023
» Yevgeny Prigozhin might have retired in peace some day. Or he could have been found writhing in the throes of Novichok, a nerve agent favoured by Russia's spy agencies. He might also have fallen out of a window, crashed in his car, or slipped in his bathroom -- like so many Russians lately, and like any of us potentially.
'Seven days' not enough
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/04/2023
» The "seven dangerous days" campaign to reduce road accidents during the Songkran festival was officially launched on Wednesday, albeit without the usual fanfare and widespread publicity befitting the first fully-fledged Songkran in three years after the pandemic-induced hiatus.
Nate has another go
News, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2023
» Former deputy attorney-general Nate Naksuk's decision to apply for the position of anti-corruption commissioner has caused a stir, again. According to media reports, Nate was among three candidates seeking the graft-busting job.
Speed up road safety
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/10/2022
» A fatal crash involving a 15-year-old boy who jumped a red light while driving a luxury car and rammed into another young man on a motorcycle in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district highlights the perils of underage driving as well as flaws in the road safety laws due to widespread reckless behaviour and people's willingness to flout the rules.
Inappropriate NACC bid
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2022
» News that Nate Naksuk recently applied to be a member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has created public concern.
The industrialisation of space
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/01/2022
» It will be a bumper year for big space launches to the Moon, Mars, and asteroids, including many manned flights, but the real shocker is the number of satellites and spaceships being launched by private companies.
It pays to have the right enemy in election races
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/12/2021
» The right enemy can be a major asset in politics, as Chilean voters have just demonstrated once again. All the opinion polls had the two presidential candidates neck and neck before Sunday's election, but a few days before the vote it came out that the father of far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast was a Nazi.
Will we talk to the Taliban? Why not?
Oped, Published on 21/08/2021
» As United States forces withdraw from Afghanistan, putting an end to the longest war in US history, a new era has begun again for a country that has seen invading forces come and go over the centuries.
OAG loses 'Boss' focus
News, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2021
» The Office of the Attorney General has come under the spotlight once again, after its prosecutors aired their frustrations over a TV series broadcast on Channel 3.