Showing 1 - 7 of 7
Wind of change hits military
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/03/2018
» The mid-year military reshuffle has shown signs that the Wong Thewan faction is clawing back influence from the Burapha Phayak camp which has dominated senior appointments in the promotion process for more than a decade.
Prayut shores up support of military
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 11/09/2016
» The appointment of a "red beret" army chief is being seen by military observers as a calculated move by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to loosen the long-standing grip of the powerful Burapha Phayak clique backed by Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon.
About politics
News, Published on 18/06/2016
» Election commissioners cannot seem to write a song that makes the whole world sing v The UDD's anti-graft centres are being squashed before they can get going v Pending military reshuffle throws up some interesting rivalries
Yingluck 'not involved' in Thaksin flap
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/06/2015
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will likely be cleared of any alleged wrongdoing related to the Foreign Ministry's decision in 2011 to reinstate Thaksin's passports, according to the head of the anti-graft agency.
Interior, army probe officers' smuggling
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/10/2014
» The Interior Ministry and army have threatened to take action against officers of all ranks, including the provincial governor, if they are found to have been involved in smuggling untaxed goods along the Thai-Cambodian border.
M16 'snipers' claim they only fired blanks
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2012
» Two army snipers admit to DSI investigators they were deployed above the red-shirt protestors near Lumpini Boxing stadium in 2010, but say they only fired blanks.
Gen Prayuth takes command
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/10/2010
» Bangkok Post military affairs reporter Wassana Nanuam turns her attention from the outgoing to the incoming army chief.