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Supoj pick shows haste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha raised many eyebrows when he appointed the secretary-general of the National Security Council, Supoj Malaniyom, to oversee the nation's energy and food security issues.
A hat-trick no one wants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2022
» After two years of living dangerously with Covid, Thais are waking up from a relatively sombre New Year celebration in the hope that 2022 will be a better year.
Covid policy flip-flops
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/12/2021
» The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is enough of a threat that the last thing that society needs is more flip-flopping and a lack of preparedness from the authorities.
Watch ruling a bad mistake
News, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) ruling on Thursday that cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury wristwatch scandal is unconvincing and dubious due to its weak rationale behind the decision and its half-baked probe into the case.
Drug reform gets a push
News, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2018
» New plans for treatment of drug addicts and abusers are a welcome step on the way to badly needed drug reform. The steps announced last week by the chief of the prime ministers Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) may make it possible to begin rehabilitation instead of criminal treatment. As welcome as the new programme is, it is still only a tentative step towards what is needed. It is time for bold steps and a new outlook on the problem.