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Political drama peaks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2023
» Political pundits and observers will have their eyes peeled as today's political events play out so that even a drama film pales in comparison.
The coalition blockers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2023
» Thai politics has long been unpredictable and full of bombshells, but it's hard to match the role and behaviour of some of the senators in the Upper House in the latest political stalemate.
RTP recruiting needs scrutiny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) never run short of controversy. The latest scandal concerns the swift rise of a former beauty pageant contestant, who went from a police lance corporal to a police captain in less than two years.
Fix weed law, don't axe it
News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2023
» The shocking news on Friday about a cannabis shop standing side-by-side with a convent school on Silom Road in Bangkok is a reminder that the country needs good laws and stronger community-based surveillance to regulate ganja dispensaries as they mushroom across the country. If not, the cannabis they sell that also has proven health benefits and economic potential will be criminalised again.
Party bans no solution
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2023
» Now the election is drawing near, concerns are arising over certain political tactics that may derail the government formation process, particularly if conservative factions cannot win a majority.
Weed bounty may go to pot
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2023
» Chuvit Kamolvisit's latest controversial revelations that cast a further shadow over the government's cannabis liberalisation policy engineered by the Bhumjaithai Party should serve as a warning over the monitoring of such dispensaries, which have mushroomed in number after the government removed cannabis from the Category 5 list of narcotics in the Royal Gazette on June 9 last year.
Mafia pull alive and well
News, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2022
» Over the past two weeks, police have launched a series of crackdowns on "grey businesses" in several provinces allegedly linked to the Chinese businessman and alleged triad boss known as "Tuhao".
Chadchart's first real test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2022
» If great power comes with great responsibility, then the large numbers of votes that a politician receives also mean great expectations. This is the case of Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who received a record-breaking 1.3 plus million votes at the gubernatorial election in May.