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Thaksin may face stark choice
Published on 24/05/2025
» The Supreme Court stepping in to investigate the alleged unlawful enforcement of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's prison term looks certain to result in some nasty consequences for agencies connected to the correctional procedures in the case.
Revamping Asean's Myanmar strategy
News, Published on 24/05/2025
» Myanmar's civil war, now in its fourth year, has become a test not just of national resilience but of Asean's capacity to respond to crises within its own ranks.
Smart tax move
Postbag, Published on 24/05/2025
» Re: "Department to amend tax on foreign income remittance", (Business, May 19).
Under-fire senator Alongkot dodges the press
News, Published on 23/05/2025
» Senator Alongkot Worakee, 61, was again thrust into the spotlight after he refused to speak to the press, repeatedly shaking his head and responding only in French: "Je ne parle pas" [I'm not saying].
Senate probe 'in line with law'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/05/2025
» Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Pol Maj Yutthana Praedam has shrugged off a petition by 22 senators calling on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to suspend him from a probe into alleged collusion in the Senate election, insisting the investigation is lawful.
Pundits upbeat on US tariff agreement
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/05/2025
» An international affairs academic and a leading economist are partially optimistic Thailand can reach an agreement with Washington over the latter's stiff reciprocal tariffs, though challenges remain as the levies have already affected the global trading system.
Medical council asked for ‘missing’ Thaksin files
Published on 21/05/2025
» An aide to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has called on the Medical Council of Thailand to submit missing documents related to the hospital treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra within 15 days.
Japan's minister resigns over rice comment
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2025
» TOKYO — Japan's farm minister quit Wednesday after saying he has never needed to buy rice, a comment that fuelled criticism of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government and its handling of rising food prices ahead of an election.
Cabinet gives nod to 2026 budget bill
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/05/2025
» The cabinet has approved the 3.78-trillion-baht budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinwawtra announced on Tuesday.
Agents of change
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/05/2025
» Awash with saturated colour and steeped in Brazil's history of authoritarianism, Kleber Mendoça Filho's The Secret Agent has emerged as a serious contender for the Palme d'Or. A former film critic, programmer and now a leading voice in Brazilian cinema, Mendoça Filho's fourth feature -- and his third in Cannes Competition -- is a political thriller, a tribute to disappeared dissidents, and a deft ode to the way memory is passed through time and technology.