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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.
Stay calm and don't shoot the messenger
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 15/10/2015
» In the past week we have seen two incidents that have reflected the ostrich-like mentality of those in the military-run government -- of refusing to confront the issues that face them, whatever they may be. And both times they chose to shoot the messenger.
Wizard of Odd blasts away credibility
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 01/10/2015
» Today is the first day of retirement for Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang, who ended his career as national top cop with the "achievement" of the arrest of two key suspects in August's city blasts.
Should regime not have deported Uighurs?
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 03/09/2015
» While Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and his deputy Udomdej Sitabutr are attending China's first-ever military parade to commemorate Japan's World War II surrender in Beijing today, investigators in Bangkok are busily gleaning information from two detained foreign suspects to probe their hypothesis that the deadly Erawan shrine blast was in retaliation for the deportation of over 100 Muslim Uighurs to China in July.
Blast victims deserve an honest answer
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 27/08/2015
» On Tuesday, 17 senior journalists and I had the "honour" of meeting a handful of army and police generals at the national police headquarters, a couple of hundred metres from the Erawan shrine where an explosion killed 20 and wounded about 130 last Monday.
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.