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When voters look beyond credentials
Oped, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 20/02/2026
» Many observers of Thai politics may be wondering why the following individual of such distinguished standing failed to secure a seat in parliament in the Feb 8 election. He holds the title of professor and earned a doctoral degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the world's most renowned universities. He previously contested the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election, securing more than 250,000 votes. He has also achieved notable academic success and served as president of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang. With credentials such as these, his electoral defeat has come as a surprise to many.
Govt warns on co-pay scheme
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 23/10/2025
» The government has issued a stern warning to both consumers and merchants participating in the Khon La Khrueng Plus scheme, stressing that selling or misusing the benefit without genuine transactions constitutes a criminal offence.
Calls for a new PM grow
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/06/2025
» Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to ramp up their calls demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while denying accusations from the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party that they are calling for a military coup.
PM makes the Shinawatra name her own
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/03/2025
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin, became the youngest politician, at the age of 37, and second woman following in the footsteps of her aunt Yingluck, to hold the position of premier.
Thai PM tackles air quality in first TV address slot
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Sunday broadcast her first monthly TV address to the nation, summing up her work and the government’s achievements since the year began.
HK upbeat on EEC investment
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 13/01/2023
» HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) said it is looking forward to working closely with Thailand to expand areas of business investment as the Covid-19 pandemic eases and China reopens its borders and lifts travel restrictions.
Korea welcomes back Thai workers
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 09/08/2021
» Thailand is now one of six major countries sending workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) policy to work in Korea which is now welcoming back migrant workers from abroad after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Please help these needy kids
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 12/01/2021
» The chairwoman of the Association of Children and Youth for the Peace in the Southernmost Provinces of Thailand, Wannakanok Pohitaedaoh, is asking local and international aid sources to help children who have lost family members in the deep South insurgency, which has raged for the past 17 years.
Green fingers point to a healthier future for Chiang Rai's hill tribe kids
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 01/09/2019
» CHIANG RAI: Waking up early for school is difficult for most kids but not this 13-year-old ethnic Akha girl. Mallika Sae-lee, a 6th-grade student at Ban Ruam Jai School in tambon Pa Tung of Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai, arrives early every day to take care of a vegetable patch before her school's morning recitation of the national anthem.
Chiang Rai mulls 3-in-1 tourism plan
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 22/03/2019
» CHIANG RAI: The Provincial Hall is proposing to develop a new scheme that would allow tourists to visit three countries in one day, as a part of its bid to develop the province into the region's main tourism hub.