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Thai-style rule by law lands new blow
Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 12/03/2020
» With the Election Commission (EC)’s decision on Tuesday to pursue criminal charges against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over a much-disputed media share transfer case, many observers may have stopped questioning how Thailand’s law-enforcement system could have come this far, and started wondering whether the worst of things is yet to come.
Demonisation of FFP looks so familiar
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/01/2020
» As Vietnam has emerged as a Southeast Asian winner of the US-Sino trade war, Thailand's economic downturn is expected to worsen this year.
Thanathorn guilty, but motive in doubt
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 21/11/2019
» It's official. Rising star opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has been disqualified as a party-list MP.
Silly conspiracy theories fall flat with young folk
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 17/10/2019
» The latest attempt to try to find fault with Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for having his picture taken with Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong is not only misplaced, but very silly.
Integrity vital as our system falters
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 10/10/2019
» In recent months, questionable logic in the justice process involving certain political cases has raised many eyebrows -- as many as were raised by the Election Commission's ruling that helped the first runner-up party form and lead a government after the March election.
Political purge all in the name of law
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 09/06/2019
» What's next for Thailand after things went according to (the military regime's) plan, with junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha as our prime minister?
Clone wars: FFP boss is not Thaksin 2.0
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 23/05/2019
» The ongoing media shareholding case against Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit may not have come this far if he wasn't ultra rich and moderately successful. But his high net-worth and popularity makes him a clone of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra in the eyes of the anti-Thaksin elite and conservative media, who seem to be on a crusade to stop Mr Thanathorn's rise.
Targeting FFP boss sets bad precedent
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 02/05/2019
» Here we go again. Another seemingly excessive and dubious use of law to bring down the rising political star Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. The Election Commission (EC) has accused the Future Forward Party (FFP) leader of breaking the election law by failing to transfer his shares in V-Luck Media Co prior to running in the general election. If found guilty, he will be disqualified from serving in the Lower House.
Fanning flames of hate speech will end in tears
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 04/04/2019
» In a press briefing that was staged to stress his intent to denounce hate speech, army chief Apirat Kongsompong on Tuesday actually fanned the flames of hatred against self-proclaimed "pro-democracy" political parties and their members.
Political cases may bode ill for democracy
Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 28/02/2019
» The uniquely Thai way of sabotaging popular political parties and their leaders with surprising ease yielded further progress yesterday, as the fate of the executives at the helm of the Future Forward Party (FFP) and Thai Raksa Chart Party (TRC) were left hanging in the balance.