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Poll pledges 'not sustainable'
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 03/02/2026
» The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) said the campaign pledges reported to the Election Commission by five major political parties taking part in the election on Sunday could place an unsustainable burden on the country's finances.
The Senate's image takes another hit
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/03/2025
» The rejection of two high-profile picks for the charter court, Siripan Noksuan Sawasdi, a renowned political scientist at Chulalongkorn University, and Chatri Atjananont, a former ambassador, has cast the Senate in a bad light and raised questions about its impartiality.
Ties that bind and break in Thai polls
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/02/2025
» If anything, the Feb 1 local poll results paint a clear picture of the future of Thai politics: no party will emerge as the absolute winner in the next national poll in 2027.
Old guard prevails in Senate elections
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 29/06/2024
» For those wishing for a wind of change in Thai politics, the Wednesday Senate election was a disappointment. Old power factions made substantial gains, dominating some 70% of the seats for the 200-member Upper House, while those representing the pro-democracy force grabbed just a few.
Mum, 17, posts videos of toddler 'vaping, drinking kratom'
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/06/2024
» SARABURI: A toddler who was reportedly using e-cigarettes and drinking kratom juice has been taken into child protective custody by the authorities.
Senate hopefuls reminded silence is a virtue
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/06/2024
» The provincial-level Senate election will take place nationwide on Sunday, with the Election Commission (EC) having asked candidates to show up at polling stations on time, and without having introduced themselves during the vote.
S112 dominates the amnesty debate
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 15/06/2024
» Three pending court cases involving former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and allegations of lese majeste violations, as well as bids to dissolve the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) and remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office, have effectively thrown the country into political uncertainty, with investors taking flight.
Senate election gets trickier by the day
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/05/2024
» The election of the Senate to replace the junta-appointed high chamber, which ended its term early this month, kicked off rather slowly.
Five meth-pill policy gets thumbs down: poll
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/04/2024
» Most people do not agree with the government's policy to classify those who have fewer than five methamphetamine pills as drug users, not dealers, an opinion poll showed.
‘Limited access’ to learning retards skills
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/03/2024
» Disparities in access to learning resources originating in the pre-school period are to blame for poor basic life and work skills, which accounted for about 3.3 trillion baht in economic opportunity losses in 2022, says the Equitable Education Fund (EEF).