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Big job awaits PM
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thailand has a new prime minister. Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, has assumed the premiership, the country's third in less than three years since the 2023 general election.
New weed stance misses the mark
Editorial, Published on 29/06/2025
» The Public Health Ministry's regulation requiring a prescription to purchase cannabis buds for medical use has triggered an outcry.
Activists' fate awaits action
News, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2024
» Last Friday marked International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Unlike in the past, the return of a Shinawatra family member to Government House has rekindled hope the new prime minister will help locate political activists -- many of whom were affiliated with the red-shirt movement -- who disappeared in neighbouring countries like Cambodia and Laos.
Tough task awaits PM
News, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has announced that Thailand will enter a period of change during his four-year term in office. His statement has inspired hopes which transpired into expectations to see substantial and fundamental reforms across key areas encompassing society, politics, and the economy.
Refugees deserve a much better deal
Editorial, Published on 09/07/2023
» While Thailand eagerly awaits the formation of a new government to usher in change, a crisis on its western borders is driving war refugees to seek safety on Thai soil. They, too, are in desperate need of guidance from the next government, humanitarian aid, and effective intervention to stop the bloodshed. Current approaches are just band-aid solutions.
Fair's fair in share game
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/06/2023
» The case of media share ownership is returning to haunt Thai politics -- especially the Move Forward Party (MFP).
Fertiliser boon awaits
News, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2022
» The Russia-Ukraine war has severely affected the supply of fertiliser which is an important material for the farming sector. The situation, nevertheless, should be a trigger for the government to turn a crisis into opportunity.
Welcome to your prison vacation?
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2021
» In four days, Phuket is set to officially reopen under the much heralded "Phuket sandbox" -- a tourism management test case for reviving the tourism industry. The restarting comes after 15 months of hiatus and welcomes back fully vaccinated tourists from low to medium-risk countries to its sun-kissed beaches and glitzy nightlife districts.
Pass bill to aid dissidents
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2021
» On June 4 last year, political activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit who lived in exile in Cambodia simply vanished.
Just cut out the chicanery
News, Editorial, Published on 11/06/2019
» Nearly three months after Thai voters cast their ballots in what has been deemed as one of the country's most controversial elections, a new government -- a coalition with more than 20 parties -- still cannot be formed.