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DSI skips deep probe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2025
» Political temperatures dropped yesterday after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) board decided to investigate only the money laundering part of the alleged collusion in last year's Senate election.
Which way for MotoGP?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/03/2025
» It is music to the ears as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vows that she will put politics aside and think business in deciding whether to renew a contract to host the MotoGP.
First test for new senators
News, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2024
» Some 200 new senators recently endorsed by the Election Commission (EC) have the task of selecting a Senate Speaker, a position crucial for the integrity of the upper house.
Likely cabinet looks shady
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2023
» After three months of political drama, Thailand finally has its prime minister, and soon voters will get a new government. Yet the cabinet line-up has shocked the public as it comprises politicians with a checkered past.
PM's advisers aplenty
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2023
» As the end of the government's term approaches, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appears not to be busy winding things up. Instead, he keeps adding new aides to his team at the Thai Koo Fah building.
Jab allocation must be fair
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2021
» To effectively control the coronavirus pandemic, the government must not only focus on importing vaccines. It's equally important to ensure vaccines are assigned appropriately to prioritised groups -- the elderly, those with seven underlying diseases and above all frontline medical workers.
Liberalisation voices grow
News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2019
» The marijuana expo that took place last weekend in Buri Ram proves that there is a rising demand for liberalisation of cannabis in Thailand.
Has drug reform gone to pot?
News, Editorial, Published on 07/04/2019
» Legal action against a prominent rice expert and biodiversity advocate for possessing marijuana plants and extracts raises questions as to whether the country is serious about drug reform. Or is it just hypocrisy?
Pheu Thai has point to prove
News, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2018
» The executives of the Pheu Thai Party may end up thanking their three former colleagues who have been busy siphoning a chunk of the party's former MPs into the fold of a party that backs the military regime. How it handles the poaching saga may prove a yardstick in the party's evolution into an entity less dependent on, and free from the influence of, the Shinawatra clan.