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Thais have every right to expose state faults
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 08/10/2016
» 'Are you Thai?" is a catchphrase Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha loves asking people whom he thinks give our beloved country a bad name.
Critics say ACD 'all talk, no substance'
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 07/10/2016
» Thailand is gearing up to host the second summit of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), a pan-Asian regional grouping initiated by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2002, this weekend.
Regime must get its head out of the sand
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 30/09/2016
» Ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they're scared or threatened, the myth goes. But in reality, it's an optical illusion, according to National Geographic Kids.
China must act peacefully despite tough talk
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 21/07/2016
» In April, Chinese President Xi Jinping told foreign ministers from 26 countries at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in the Chinese capital that Beijing is committed in maintaining peace and stability in the region and pledged to work with Southeast Asia in turning the South China Sea into a "sea of peace, friendship and cooperation".
Regime's war on graft mustn't discriminate
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 14/07/2016
» A day after Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited Samut Sakhon to meet with thousands of her compatriots in the country's western fishery province amid a chaotic reception, National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chief and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha signed an order to transfer the provincial governor and three other senior provincial officials to inactive positions with immediate effect.
GT200 scam tests regime's mettle
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 23/06/2016
» The scandal of GT 200 has come back to haunt the Thai military again after a British court ordered a Briton serving a 10-year jail term for making bogus bomb detectors to forfeit cash and assets worth nearly £8 million, some of which should be paid in compensation to countries that bought the fake devices, including Bahrain, Lebanon, Niger and Georgia.
Outcry over Sorrayuth double standards?
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 03/03/2016
» The Criminal Court ruling on Monday against Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, arguably the country’s most popular and controversial TV news anchor, for stealing 138 million baht in advertising revenue in 2005-2006 from state broadcaster MCOT, has spurred a tense debate over whether the veteran newscaster should take a break from his screen role.
Time for a more transparent THAI
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 25/02/2016
» Despite the slew of negative articles regarding the country's troubled aviation industry published since last year, positive media reports about debt-ridden Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) have emerged over the past fortnight.
Restraint is best PR strategy for the premier
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 18/02/2016
» After a short honeymoon period following the power purge that ousted the Yingluck Shinawatra government on May 22, 2014, Prime Minister and chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has never been short of embarrassing gaffes and outbursts directed at the media.
Oppression can't triumph over dissent
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 07/01/2016
» Less than two weeks after the May 22, 2014 coup, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) handed out leaflets to Bangkokians explaining why then army commander-in-chief Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had to topple the caretaker civilian government of Yingluck Shinawatra.