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Poll perils persist
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2026
» As the election campaign intensifies ahead of the Feb 8 poll, a number of education outlets as well as media channels are churning out opinion survey results suggesting the popularity ratings of individual candidates.
'Dome' learns harsh lesson
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/01/2026
» Singer and online influencer Pakorn "Dome" Lam has earned the dubious honour of being the first major test of Thailand's newly amended sexually harassment law.
Nida poll a wake-up call
News, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2020
» The latest opinion poll conducted by the National Institute for Development Administration (Nida) shows a worrying trend in Thai politics, with public hopes in politicians and political parties quickly going down the drain. This, however, should hardly come as a surprise.
Tick tock, it's coalition time
News, Editorial, Published on 26/03/2019
» After a fierce election, the nation is bracing for another power struggle after two arch-rivals -- the pro-military Palang Pracharath (PPRP) and pro-democracy camp led by Pheu Thai, still closely linked to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra -- each won enough votes to seek a coalition.
Men in green take step too far
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2019
» Friction between army chief Apirat Kongsompong and leader of the Seri Ruam Thai Party Sereepisuth Temeeyaves has raised the political mercury just two weeks from the election.
A divisive one-note tune
News, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2019
» The troubling response of the army commander to a rather benign political campaign promise has quickly escalated. Gen Apirat Kongsompong didn't just try to refute the call to cut both the military budget and the number of general officers. He retaliated by reviving the most hateful song in Thai political history, and promised to flood military bases and the airwaves with it. It is a move with an ironclad guarantee of major political and national division.
Big handouts, bad politics
News, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2018
» The cabinet's decision last week to dole out some 87 billion baht was as ill-timed as it was poorly justified. The government up to and including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha have done a poor job of explaining the sudden largesse.