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What an exam scandal says about Modi's regime
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 20/06/2024
» A scandal involving allegedly leaked papers and irregular scoring in a government-run Indian medical entrance exam has exposed a deeper fault line. By controlling the choice of the nation's doctors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration is pushing its hard-right Hindu agenda into the heart of the nation's health and education systems.
Beam me up please, Scotty
Published on 26/05/2024
» With a rhonchi-like sound in their throats as a signal from five Lord Buddhas, a man and a woman duo in Udon Thani claim they can cure sick people using a celestial frequency.
Those elusive influential persons
Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/10/2023
» Most intriguing news of the week is that according to a parliamentary House committee there are only 180 "influential people" in the kingdom and in 10 provinces there are none at all. For those unfamiliar with the term "influential person" in Thailand, it is usually interpreted as someone who is powerful enough not to worry about the "long arm of the law" and can go about their sometimes shady business without fear of arrest.
RTP recruiting needs scrutiny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) never run short of controversy. The latest scandal concerns the swift rise of a former beauty pageant contestant, who went from a police lance corporal to a police captain in less than two years.
Japan's post-Abe trust crisis under PM Kishida
Oped, Published on 20/10/2022
» No one could have foreseen that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's popularity would nosedive so soon after the Liberal Democratic Party triumphed in July's election to the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Until recently, Mr Kishida's government received consistently high approval ratings. But the LDP's links to a controversial religious group, along with the costly state funeral of former prime minister Abe Shinzo, have shaken Mr Kishida's political base, endangering the country's fragile economic recovery.
'Fake lawyer' outed as food vendor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2022
» The Lawyers Council has confirmed there is no record that a roast chicken vendor who was charged with posing as a lawyer and defending a client in court ever obtained a lawyer's licence.
Petition targets Thaksin's daughter
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/11/2021
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is being asked to launch a probe against Paethongtan Shinawatra, a daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who now serves as Pheu Thai Party's chief adviser on participation and innovation.
Thamanat saga a blight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2021
» The Constitutional Court's verdict on the status of Capt Thamanat Prompow did not raise any eyebrows, nor did it bring the whole nation to a shocked standstill. After all, society has become used to surprises from our judicial system that run contrary to public sentiment.
Sira comes clean over PhD proxy leak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2021
» Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Sira Jenjaka yesterday admitted leaking information that saw the media accuse Samart Jenchaijitwanich, a fellow party member and assistant to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, of using a proxy to attend classes and take exams to gain a doctorate.
Actress Lori Loughlin begins prison term for US college admissions scam
AFP, Published on 31/10/2020
» LOS ANGELES: American actress Lori Loughlin began her two-month prison term in California Friday after admitting to conspiracy to commit fraud as part of her role in a sprawling college admissions scandal.