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Halting the student violence cycle
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/02/2024
» While schools are meant to be safe learning places, violence and bullying are known to be commonplace.
'VIP patient', court step up
Published on 08/01/2024
» The year is off to an intriguing start, with political pundits anticipating that three Constitution Court rulings this month and the potential release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in February will shape the country's political landscape for months to come.
Thaksin's transfer raises eyebrows
Published on 28/08/2023
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) has come under fire for treating former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra better than other prisoners in the system, with critics questioning whether the ex-premier is really ill.
Conscription blues
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/05/2023
» The issue of compulsory military service has gained national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls, with several parties pledging to end it in favour of voluntary enlistment if elected as the next government.
A grab-bag of mass appeal promises
News, Published on 26/03/2023
» Ahead of the May 14 election, parties are outlining populist policies, with few bothering to spell out how they will fund them.
Avoiding the third rail
News, Published on 12/03/2023
» The Move Forward Party (MFP) has declared amending the ultra-sensitive lese majeste law will not take precedence in its election campaign, a "watered down" stand that could see the party easing into membership of the next government.
Hacked by charging cable: A myth
News, Published on 22/01/2023
» Social media was abuzz after a man posted on his Facebook that 101,560 baht had disappeared from his bank account while he was charging his phone at a public charging station.
More than maid abuse
News, Published on 04/09/2022
» The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.
New climate policy fails to sway critics
Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 15/08/2022
» The government is setting out major bureaucratic reforms with the introduction of the Climate Change Act and the founding of the Department of Climate Change, which will be the new legal tool and central agency to oversee the country’s climate actions.
‘Top Guns’ in full control
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/07/2022
» The intrusion of a fighter jet from Myanmar into Thai airspace last month has provided ammunition for another political attack against the government, which insisted it has been defending the nation’s territorial integrity to its full capacity.