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Army culture of impunity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/07/2025
» The Military Court delivered a ruling yesterday over a fatal assault at a cadet school in 2017. Despite the verdict finding the defendants guilty of assaulting the young cadet, it is unlikely to deter a culture of hazing and impunity within the Thai military.
Ban Plainern's glory under threat
News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2018
» Ban Plainern, a residence of the late Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse -- the Great Craftsman of Siam -- is under grave threat from a gigantic condominium construction project on a nearby plot of land.
New Mahakan Fort saga beckons
News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2018
» Last week, Bangkok sadly lost one of its oldest communities as a result of short-sightedness and mismanagement on the part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The last group of Mahakan Fort residents, after facing waves of brutal state actions, packed and left the fort area where they had lived for generations. Many see their departure as the end of a chapter of local people's history.
The dawn of a new year
News, Editorial, Published on 01/01/2018
» With a single exception, the past year for Thailand has felt like a quiet period. The nation hopes it was not the lull before the storm. The leader of the military regime, after more than three years of ordering one delay after another, has promised in writing to take the first step towards resuming democratic principles before this new year is out. The country expects Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to meet that promise within 11 months from today.