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PM's talk shows just not enough
Editorial, Published on 09/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kickstarted a bid to strengthen her government's popularity with her first TV address to the nation last week.
Talk show must be more than PR
Editorial, Published on 19/05/2024
» With the government stumbling from one controversy to another, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's proposal to revive the premier-meets-the-people talk show is a promising idea, if it is honestly and effectively implemented.
Keep quiet on Myanmar
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2024
» Reports that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra held talks with Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups in Chiang Mai last month are causing an innumerable number of jaws to drop.
Yok as a political pawn
News, Editorial, Published on 19/06/2023
» The case of a 15-year-old girl who defied her school's dress code and hairstyle rules, and accused the school of expelling her, goes beyond a mere violation of rules and norms. It is a complex issue that requires the collective efforts of society to find a solution.
Thais dream of democracy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2022
» Pro-democracy activists and relatives of those who died in the bloody crackdown of May 1992 gathered at Thammasat University yesterday to mark 30 years since one of the most terrible days in modern Thai history.
No escaping this scandal
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2022
» The leader of the Democrat Party Jurin Laksanawisit has finally apologised for the high-profile sex scandal involving the party's ex-deputy Prinn Panitchpakdi.
Don't believe all you read
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/02/2022
» Verifying the information you spread and being careful not to falsely accuse other people ought to be considered basic rules that people of all ages should know and abide by.
Chatty monks not an issue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2021
» The controversy over two celebrity monks who landed in hot water following a live-streaming conversation full of puns and political wisecracking is a test of where Buddhism is going.
Virus efforts a shambles
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/04/2021
» The campaign by a group called "Mor Mai Thon", or Doctors Won't Tolerate This, to drive public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul out of office is gaining momentum and it's one that the government should take seriously.
Moon mission moonshine?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/12/2020
» It could be a dream too far. It could be a case of mismatched priorities, a casual discussion about a momentous project or merely an attempt to seek publicity from an otherwise forgotten minister.