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A welcome return
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/05/2022
» In tomorrow's Bangkok gubernatorial election voters will choose from 31 candidates. They'll also select from among 381 city council candidates, 50 of whom eventually will pass laws, scrutinise budgets and ensure accountability of administrators.
Shaman goes too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2022
» A campaign by a social media influencer to chase indecent monks out of Buddhism has turned ugly as he wrongly targeted a senior monk in the northeastern province of Yasothon.
A dodgy 'fake news' hunt
News, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2018
» Last week's fast junta action over an item posted on a website showed questionable judgement by the officers involved from the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). A 21-year-old Cambodian and six Thais were arrested and charged with serious offences concerning national security and public order. Authorities called the article "fake news" but that description itself is highly contentious. The main problem is that the case proceeded merely because Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was offended.