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20 years later, time for justice for Tak Bai
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 16/05/2024
» Time flies. But it doesn't fly fast enough for security officers responsible for the Tak Bai massacre almost two decades ago.
This is one fight Thaksin can't win
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/12/2015
» Thaksin Shinawatra has obviously not mistaken Dec 1 for Jan 1. So why did he rush to send out a New Year message?
Anti-coup bomb theory a smokescreen
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 24/08/2015
» The carnage at the Erawan shrine last Monday was horrifying. And what the defence minister said afterwards was also shocking.
NACC asks OAG to indict Yingluck over rice scheme
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/07/2014
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission has forwarded the investigation into Yingluck Shinawatra's role in the rice pledging scheme to the Office of the Attorney-General for indictment after the former prime minister could not defuse the accusations against her.
Military plays a cagey role over protests
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/01/2014
» If there is a group which can outsmart both the caretaker government and the PDRC, it's the military. Chalerm Yubamrung should know by now that he is driving the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order hampered by the reluctance of the military to back him.
Rallies put a serious dent in Thaksin's plans
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 06/01/2014
» It's cold up in Harbin. But Thaksin Shinawatra and his family members apparently enjoyed the White Christmas and long New Year holiday there.
HRW: Rohingya border camps plan inhumane
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/08/2013
» Human Rights Watch has strongly opposed a government proposal to relocate Rohingya arrivals to camps near the Myanmar border from their current detention centres.
Broad smiles are covering real problems
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 04/03/2013
» Last week was one for Pheu Thai Party politicians plus Thaksin Shinawatra to remember. But it was a week that desk officials really want to forget.
Chalerm takes a gamble on Wadah faction
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/02/2013
» The Wadah group is back in the limelight, and that is good news for it, the government and the Pheu Thai Party. But it is not a move for the southern insurgents to necessarily despair about.
Unwittingly, Thailand has bowed to US
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 26/11/2012
» Partnership. This word sounds warm and tender. It also implies mutual respect. Then again, it can also be deceiving.