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Former ambassador Maris tipped as new foreign minister
Online Reporters, Published on 29/04/2024
» Former career diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa is being tipped as the likely new foreign minister after Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara resigned in a shock announcement on Sunday.
PM must learn to turn other cheek
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/07/2020
» After six years in office and having earned the unenviable reputation of being an "angry pot" for his occasionally unprovoked outbursts at Government House reporters, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha might have thought it was about time for him to change tack and reach out to media outlets that he didn't appear to admire.
Seeking a win-win solution for all
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/06/2020
» The outspoken columnist and political activist Lakkana Punwichai, also known by the pseudonym Kam Phaka, is arguably the most well-known of the founders of Creative, Action, Revival and People Empowerment (Care) -- a social movement which launched last week.
Political turmoil blamed for GDP losses
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/08/2018
» Thailand's political uncertainty over the past 20 years took a toll on the country's economic growth, shaving off 0.4 percentage points per year on average and depressing growth below its potential, according to a joint survey by the Bank of Thailand's Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research's (Pier).
The lighter side of politics
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/03/2018
» Amid the deluge of headlines that pop up on my (and perhaps your) smartphone screen, a few manage to catch my attention with their unexpected funniness especially those regarding Thai politics. Some are so ironic, they are jokes. Not sure what I'm getting at? Here are a few examples for your entertainment. After reading too many corruption scandals involving state officials, one just needs a few laughs, y'know.
Prawit seen with another pricey watch
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has been caught wearing another luxury watch, his 11th, worth more than half a million baht, according to a Facebook post.
'Thairath' senior reporter elected Thai Journalists Association head
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2017
» Thairath senior reporter Paramet Lekpetch was on Saturday elected president of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA) at its annual meeting, vowing to fight against the government's attempts to control the media.
Coming to terms with a brutal history
News, Kritsada Supawattanakul, Published on 06/10/2016
» Neal Ulevich's awarding-winning picture of a man who was about to beat a dead man hanged from a tamarind tree as a group of people looked on in Sanam Luang is one of the most recognised records of the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy students that took place 40 years ago today.
Jatuporn loses Abhisit libel case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2016
» The Supreme Court Thursday reversed a ruling by the Court of Appeal and upheld the lower court's ruling sentencing red-shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and fining him 50,000 baht for defaming former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Families decry 'harsh' detentions of 'Facebook 8'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/04/2016
» The families of those arrested for allegedly violating the Computer Crime Act have called for their release and decried their harsh and inhumane detentions.