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The cost of speaking up
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2025
» Many have rightly been shocked by the jail sentence handed down to National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) member Prof Emeritus Pirongrong Ramasoota for her legal battle with the True Digital Group.
Si Thep counters 'Thai' history
Editorial, Published on 01/10/2023
» Thailand rejoiced last week as the ancient town of Si Thep in Phetchabun province secured the esteemed Unesco World Heritage Site status. Si Thep, however, is more than just an archaeological treasure. It is a window into Thailand's multicultural society before the emergence of kingdoms and nation states. Si Thep is reshaping Thailand's history, and it should be incorporated into the country's history textbooks.
Businesses put on notice
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2022
» The recent move by Norway's sovereign wealth fund to drop a Thai energy conglomerate from its portfolio raises questions about the reasons behind the decision but sends a warning to Thai corporates on their overseas investments.
Debate must dig deep
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2022
» The political temperature will rise substantially next week as the awaited censure debate is due to start on Tuesday, even though Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's administration -- thanks to it holding a majority of seats -- is likely to survive the no-confidence motion, just as it did in the past. As such, the live broadcast five-day censure debate is worthy of attention.
Censure win 'short-lived'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/07/2022
» Just like it did in the past, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's administration may just survive the no-confidence motion slated to take place later this month.
Jab drive far too opaque
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/06/2021
» If the Interior Ministry's approval of a request by Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) to provide free Covid-19 vaccines to its employees and their families is lawful, why did it make a U-turn and cancel it?
Preventing monopolies
News, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2020
» After 18 years as a toothless tiger, Thailand's newly revamped Office of the Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) is facing two big challenges to its mission of preventing market monopolies.
Update the computer law
News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2018
» If events over the past two weeks do not convince the government to write an actual law covering computer fraud, maybe nothing will. The first unfortunate event was to threaten a Chiang Mai magazine editor with a computer crime charge over something that had nothing to do with computers (or crime, come to that). The second was the reluctant admission by the country's second mobile phone company of security misbehaviour, putting tens of thousands of customers at risk. That is not a crime.
Threat to justice
News, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2018
» The Office of Public Prosecution or a higher authority must correct or justify the error it made last week. The Region 7 office has startled and disappointed the public over the killing of the black leopard and other protected species at Thungyai-Naresuan sanctuary in February.
Keep your powder dry
News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2018
» Conservationists and citizens have good reason for the current outrage over the recent poaching case at Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. The shooting of the extremely rare black leopard in itself was a despicable act. Skinning and eating the big cat, as well as killing a deer and pheasant, showed a contempt for the law, nature and sheer decency. Worried about a whitewash, the country's best-known conservationist wants to organise a major public demonstration of concern.