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Reporting matters in war
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2025
» As border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify, social media is flooded with xenophobic slurs and calls for annihilation. Unfortunately, much of the Thai media echoes the sentiment, failing the public when responsible reporting is most needed.
Rethink this London trip
News, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2018
» Just when it seemed the story had plumbed the depths, the unsavoury claim of a June 25 drugging and rape on already infamous Koh Tao has turned worse. Pol Maj Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn has announced an imminent trip to London. There, he claimed late last week, he intends to interrogate the 19-year-old woman who claims to be the victim. Pol Maj Gen Surachate, the high-profile deputy chief of the Tourist Police Bureau, has quite loudly doubted the woman's claim she was a crime victim. He said his London visit could end up proving the rape claim was false.