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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.
PM must put family aside
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2025
» The Administrative Court's press statement on Monday was unusual for the Thai judicial system. Ordinarily, the courts go into silent mode after reading a lengthy verdict. Those who wish to understand the ruling must wait several days until the full version is uploaded to the official court website.
Senate vote fuels doubts
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2025
» The Senate's impartiality has been questioned again after a majority of senators rejected two high-profile picks for the Constitutional Court.
Time to walk the talk
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2024
» The government's inadequate response to the collapse of the high-speed railway tunnel in Nakhon Ratchasima demonstrates its bizarre insistence on following the same playbook, which has been proven to be unlikely to improve safety management at the nation's construction sites.
The fight against drugs
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2023
» It should be good news that the Srettha government will make the fight against narcotics part of the national agenda. Announced on Sunday by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, the news has garnered mixed reactions, especially among human rights activists, which is understandable.
RTAF needs to slim down
News, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2021
» The Royal Thai Armed Forces' (RTAF) decision to cut back on the number of generals in its ranks is a good move that will make it more efficient. However, no matter how good a plan is, it won't succeed without serious execution.
Spend crisis fund wisely
News, Editorial, Published on 04/05/2020
» In an attempt to keep the economy alive, the government has come up with a plan to spend 400 billion baht by June to boost the economy at the grassroots level.
Keep engines running
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/03/2020
» The Covid-19 outbreak has hit businesses and workers hard, especially those in tourism and tourism-related industries. It is estimated that the virus will take a heavier toll on them in the near future, and the government's decision this week to temporarily close entertainment venues in Greater Bangkok has further rubbed salt in their wounds.
Prepare for the worst
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2020
» After the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, Thailand has started to see a rise of local infection clusters over the past few days. There is a possibility that the country will soon enter Stage 3 -- when the virus spreads rapidly to considerable numbers of people at the community level.
Party politics risks economy
News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2019
» For a country experiencing a fragile economy, with worsening economic prospects projected for the rest of this year and next, putting former junta leader and current Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the helm of a newly created "economic cabinet" seems to be an odd and desperate choice.