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Regime must prove its stance on graft
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 23/09/2016
» Being the younger brother of the junta leader and prime minister may not be the best thing in Thailand right now.
Safer streets ... but at what cost?
Asia focus, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 05/09/2016
» Businessman Melvin Odicta Sr, accompanied by his wife Meriam and their lawyers, showed up at the office of Interior Secretary Ismael Sueño on Aug 25 to deny accusations of his involvement in illegal drug trade.
GT200 scam tests regime's mettle
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 23/06/2016
» The scandal of GT 200 has come back to haunt the Thai military again after a British court ordered a Briton serving a 10-year jail term for making bogus bomb detectors to forfeit cash and assets worth nearly £8 million, some of which should be paid in compensation to countries that bought the fake devices, including Bahrain, Lebanon, Niger and Georgia.
Don't run bike taxi rivals off the road
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 19/05/2016
» Like other unsolved problems this country has been facing for decades, the safety and reliability of motorcycle taxis are being addressed through authoritarian means, using nationalism and a perceived threat to national security as a pretext to ban services by foreign operators who have more innovative solutions than our inefficient and incompetent regulators.
Statesman's anti-graft wisdom is easier said than done
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 11/12/2015
» Statesman and Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda is physically and mentally healthy for a 95-year-old, retired four-star general.
Meritocracy must take top priority
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 13/08/2015
» We are coming to the season of change again when heads of government agencies are selecting younger candidates to replace retiring colleagues or promoting capable staff to the next level before the new fiscal year starts on Oct 1.