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Tsunami lessons must live on
News, Published on 26/12/2025
» Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of life and passing on lessons of survival to future generations.
Another wasted year in Thai politics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/12/2025
» As Thailand winds down 2025 with an early election looming on Feb 8, the most consequential issue to watch in the coming year will be whether recent topsy-turvy political patterns of polls, protests, and military and judicial interventions give way to a compromise between the old guard clinging on to vested interests and the new generation clamouring for reform and change.
All eyes on the poll
Business, Published on 22/12/2025
» Thailand's political scene has regained momentum over the past week after the Election Commission announced Feb 8 as the date for the next general election, with several factions hopeful they can shape the country's future through a new government.
'Undecided' leads People's Party on favourite PM candidate, party: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 14/12/2025
» Most respondents were undecided on their favourite prime ministerial candidate and political party, followed by those who supported the People’s Party and its leader, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration.
Talk, don't fight
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/12/2025
» Re: "Cambodia talks ruled out", (BP, Dec 11). I was saddened to see that there is no room for diplomacy in the dispute with Cambodia. To quote Churchill: "To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war."
'Full reset needed'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 08/12/2025
» After several years out of the limelight, Abhisit Vejjajiva is now back at the helm of the Democrat Party.
Southern eligible voters favour Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Democrat Party: survey
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2025
» A recent opinion survey in Thailand's South found that most respondents were undecided about their preferred prime ministerial candidate, followed by those who supported Abhisit Vejjajiva, whose Democrat Party was the most favoured.
VAT hikes alone won't narrow deficit
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 27/11/2025
» This article is not meant to attack Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas’s Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) for the fiscal years from 2026 to 2030. It is meant to emphasise the fragility of a Thai fiscal position that requires multiple revenue enhancement measures.
Agencies refine probe of Thaksin's assets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Revenue Department is preparing to further investigate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's assets to recover the 17.6-billion-baht tax debt arising from share sales of Shin Corp, a telecom firm he founded, to Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte.
People’s Party rises in Thailand's East as voters remain undecided: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 23/11/2025
» A large share of voters in Thailand’s eastern provinces remain undecided about their preferred prime ministerial candidate and political party, although support for the People’s Party continues to strengthen in the region, according to the latest survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida Poll).