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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.
First test for new senators
News, Editorial, Published on 15/07/2024
» Some 200 new senators recently endorsed by the Election Commission (EC) have the task of selecting a Senate Speaker, a position crucial for the integrity of the upper house.
Expelling junta ghosts
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/06/2024
» As the Senate election is more than halfway through, with the final voting due to take place next week, the country is set to have a new Upper House in a matter of weeks.
The silence of the Senate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2023
» As all parliamentary meetings will officially end on Feb 28, members of the Upper and Lower Houses are rushing to deliberate draft laws and wrap up their proposals and probes into corruption.
Handle SHA with fairness
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2021
» A few days after the country reopened, people returned to eating and drinking in public and enjoying life.
Meritocracy in govt required
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2021
» The appointment of Boonchob Sutthamanassawong, chief inspector-general at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), to the top position at the Labour Ministry has raised eyebrows. Some observers believe that this appointment is another political manoeuvre to enable the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to maintain the upper hand in the next elections.
Jab allocation must be fair
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2021
» To effectively control the coronavirus pandemic, the government must not only focus on importing vaccines. It's equally important to ensure vaccines are assigned appropriately to prioritised groups -- the elderly, those with seven underlying diseases and above all frontline medical workers.
No more late passes
News, Editorial, Published on 18/01/2021
» After more than five years of delay, the House of Representatives has finally decided to fine the contractor responsible for the new parliament's construction. However, whether the penalty will be enforced or not remains in doubt.
Govt ethics must be clear
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/11/2020
» Caesar's wife must be above suspicion, it was said.
No more delay tactics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/08/2020
» Now it is certain that some form of local elections -- which have been put on hold since the military regime took power in 2014 -- will take place this year as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday broke his silence on this issue.