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Deals with the devil
News, Postbag, Published on 26/07/2018
» If the junta's soiree to the Northeast is not blatant touting for popularity and eventual votes, I don't know what is.
Court asked to halt Sehgal deportation
Online Reporters, Published on 07/03/2014
» An application for an injunction to halt the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order's (CMPO) attempt to deport leading Indian businessman Satish Sehgal has been filed with the Civil Court.
Chalerm in charge
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 20/02/2014
» Chalerm Yubamrung represents many undesirable things about Thai society, but he does get things done. Whether the things he gets done are desirable or not is, however, a matter of perspective.
CMPO sets Satish deport deadline
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2014
» The Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) has set a Wednesday deadline for the Interior Ministry to seal the fate of Indian businessman Satish Seghal.
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.
Amnesty bills: Haunted by ghost of Thaksin?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/08/2013
» Six amnesty bills this time. 25 in 81 years of Thai democracy. Who gets amnesty in each version?
(Updated) Big changes coming soon?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2013
» A major cabinet shake-up could come within days as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra seems likely to follow her older brother's advice to bring in fresh faces to restore the government's popularity.
Learn Thai: Chalerm has his say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2012
» Thai politics would be a lot less colourful without Chalerm Yubamrung. He always has something to say even if it angers people. Here's an example.
Graft buster Dusadee transferred
Online Reporters, Published on 04/09/2012
» The cabinet has approved the controversial transfer of Pol Col Dusadee Arayawuthi, secretary-general of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), to a position as deputy permanent secretary for justice.
Red shirts uneasy over PM's visit to Prem
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/04/2012
» Pictures of leading government officials paying respect to Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda have been hard for some red-shirts to accept. Watching the PM and cabinet members doing the same may be impossible.