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Govt must focus on virus, not information
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 26/03/2020
» It was supposed to be a strong pill prescribed to contain the spread of Covid-19. But the chilling reality is the invocation of the Emergency Decree, which goes into effect from Thursday and will run until the end of April, is regularly misused by the authorities to curb freedom of speech and free flow of information.
Fanning flames of hate speech will end in tears
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 04/04/2019
» In a press briefing that was staged to stress his intent to denounce hate speech, army chief Apirat Kongsompong on Tuesday actually fanned the flames of hatred against self-proclaimed "pro-democracy" political parties and their members.
Justice system still shackled by politics
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 07/02/2019
» Has Thailand been caught between a rock and a hard place over the extradition case of detained Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who holds refugee status in Australia but is wanted by Bahrain for alleged vandalism?
PM putting poll on the fast track to failure
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 17/10/2018
» 'Maybe". That was the most up-to-date hint Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha gave to the press corps yesterday when asked whether he will enter the political fray.
World Cup is fun, mystery killings are not
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 18/06/2018
» Similar to the World Cup in Russia, the justice system in Thailand has never run short of spectators holding their breath hoping for a just and fair play. Like a football match, they pick their team.
Koh Tao bungling shows police reform vital
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/07/2017
» Coated with, if not covered up by, so many dubious circumstances and unanswered questions, the police probe into the death on Koh Tao of 30-year-old Belgian tourist, Elise Dallemagne, tells us why we are so desperate for police reform.
Thailand and Bhutan: A growing bond
Life, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/01/2017
» As a Thai awkwardly dressed up in a gho, the Bhutanese traditional dress for men, wandering through Bhutan's capital city of Thimphu, I found myself amid interesting scenes where Indian pop culture seems to top the interest of young Bhutanese with Indian songs played in cafés and bars and Bollywood movies shown on television.
Let's bite the bullet and end conscription
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 21/11/2016
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last Friday made another safe escape after dodging military conscription. More than 100,000 men drafted every year are not so lucky. Thailand has retained its conscription law against growing opposition, and has ruled out the possibility of replacing it with voluntary recruitment.