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Parties silent on temple corruption
Editorial, Published on 18/01/2026
» The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of decades of governance failure. Addressing them requires political solutions. As the country prepares to form a new government in the coming months, there is hope for policy, not religious excuses.
Send firewall up in smoke
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/02/2022
» The government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is known to be infatuated with the idea of introducing a "Great Firewall" of its own to censor internet content.
Public needed to curb fake news
News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2022
» Fake news -- either in the form of misinformation or disinformation -- has contributed to social and political conflicts, and according to a recent report on by researchers under USAID, it has shaped public opinion in some Asian countries. While critics call on tech companies and governments to solve the problem, increasing digital literacy among the public is the best solution to fake news.
Test case for tolerance
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2021
» A new set of children's books, titled Waad Wang, which provides information on the other side of the anti-institution movement, has drawn mixed reactions and become another test case for tolerance towards different opinions in our society.
Artist censure a disgrace
News, Editorial, Published on 24/08/2021
» The title of National Artist -- an honour the government bestows upon individuals in creative arts -- is usually associated with positive media coverage each February when the national cultural committee announces the names of the year's latest batch of recipients in each discipline.
Champions of net neutrality no more
News, Editorial, Published on 07/02/2021
» 'Many, while performing the foulest deeds, use the fairest words." How fitting that a quote by Greek philosopher Democritus can still describe the hypocrisy of big tech (Facebook in this case) today. While tech titans were quick to "save the day" and permanently silence former US president Donald Trump to prevent further violence before an inauguration, a move welcomed by many, far worse evil is still allowed to spew out misinformation and hate on these very same platforms.
China's assault on reality a game
News, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2020
» On April 30, journalist Chen Jieren was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a number of charges, including "attacking and vilifying" the Chinese Communist Party and government.
Muzzle on free speech persists
News, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2020
» The erosion of free expression continues in Thailand. In Reporters Without Borders (RSF)'s annual 2020 World Press Freedom Index, Thailand dropped four spots, ranking 140th out of 180 countries on the open media barometer, placing it one spot below Myanmar.
Facebook opens way to nightmare
News, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2019
» A palpable frisson of exultation and a sense of impending victory could be felt among those to the left of the political spectrum on Facebook last week when the social media titan, in all of Mark Zuckerberg's wisdom at the grand old age of 34, decided to ban certain accounts deemed as "dangerous".
Hypocritical cyber bill
News, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2019
» Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai, in his op-ed published on Tuesday in the Bangkok Post, underscored "a digital Asean" as one of the priorities which Thailand as the Asean chair envisions for the region to move "towards the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity". On the same day, Vietnam's cybersecurity law, described by critics as "a totalitarian model of information control", took effect.