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Same old faces playing the same old game
News, Published on 07/11/2019
» Despite having a democratically-elected government after five years of military rule, a political expert says progress is hard to spot in Thai politics, as the country remains bogged down by the power struggle between liberals and conservatives.
Enforcement first
News, Postbag, Published on 03/08/2019
» Re: "Need for speed will not help solve gridlock", (Opinion, Aug 2).
A paragon of virtues
News, Postbag, Published on 31/12/2017
» As Pliny the Younger noted, "Example [is] the surest method of instruction."
Military mindset will be tough nut to crack
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 27/11/2017
» The way the military -- from Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsowon down to the Phramongkutklao Hospital and the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Afaps) -- has been handling the suspicious death of Pakapong Tanyakan, a freshman of the school, not only leaves much to be desired, but leaves the military establishment bruised.
A year of tears
Life, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.
Military reshuffle not just seen as 'power sharing'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/01/2017
» The reshuffle of top military officers late last year looks to have had a lot to do with the future power of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha rather than just fixing alleged prejudice in military appointments.
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.
The pot isboiling over
News, Published on 03/01/2015
» The task of writing the constitution has been compared to cooking, with many cooks in danger of spoiling the broth.
Ex-TRT manspeaks out
News, Published on 16/08/2014
» Lampang veteran politician Boonchu Trithong believes "actions speak louder than words" and that it is better for the military regime to act than to speak.
Rare act of decency, honesty
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/01/2014
» Finally, there is a police officer who is decent and courageous enough to tell the people the truth about the "men in black" on the rooftop of the Ministry of Labour and the so-called "fake" policemen who violently smashed the windows of a pickup truck in front of the Thai-Japanese stadium in Din Daeng on Dec 26.