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    The fight for equality continues

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/06/2021

    » All eyes are set on the Constitutional Court who will soon decide whether to accept a watershed case in the battle for marriage equality. Permsap Sae-Ung and Puangphet Hengkham have lived together for over 10 years but their marriage registration request was rejected by the Phasi Charoen District Office. In response to this, they filed a complaint with the Central Juvenile and Family Court, which forwarded the case to the Constitutional Court for ruling on Section 1448 of the Civil and Commercial Code that allows only heterosexual couples to tie the knot.

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    Govt has only itself to blame for jab fiasco

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/05/2021

    » 'Now is not the time to play politics.'' Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha often warns people criticising his government. Ironically, it's the PM and his team who should pay heed to this advice.

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    Critics zero in on govt virus effort

    News, Published on 11/04/2020

    » Vocal government critics have been absent since the global Covid-19 outbreak at the beginning of the year, but a few stepped back into the limelight this week.

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    Some sensible steps

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2020

    » Here are my suggestions to help deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    2011 flood lessons go unheeded

    Oped, Danny Marks, Published on 25/03/2020

    » Almost 10 years ago, the Thai government faced another huge crisis and unnatural disaster: the 2011 floods which killed over 800 and caused over US$45 billion (1.5 trillion baht) in damage. The damage and losses would have been significantly lower if the Yingluck Shinawatra government had responded more effectively. While the responses needed to the coronavirus certainly differ from a mega-flood, there are numerous lessons that the current Prayut Chan-o-cha government can learn from the mistakes made during the floods and thus how to best handle a crisis. But have they?

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    Don't politicise outbreak: PM

    News, Published on 04/02/2020

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday threatened swift legal action against people who politicise the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak and the ultra-fine dust pollution to stoke public fears.

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