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SEA Games pose new test for govt
Editorial, Published on 07/12/2025
» All eyes are turning to the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, which officially kick off this Tuesday. Regrettably, the focus is not on the love of the game or our national athletes.
Reform retirement
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2025
» Many governments have toyed with the idea of extending the retirement age for civil servants, following the footsteps of Western countries. Yet, none has treated it as seriously as the current administration.
Info now the key weapon
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/07/2025
» The cyberattacks launched to complement Cambodian information operations (IO) have again exposed the weak cybersecurity policy in Thailand. The government must be more proactive in defending the country's online spaces, or risk losing control of the ever-more-important flow of information during times of crisis.
Ex-FAT chief must front up
Editorial, Published on 23/03/2025
» Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang, former head of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), owes the public a clear explanation regarding accusations levelled against him by the executive board of the national football body.
Senate poll must be fair
News, Editorial, Published on 08/04/2024
» The military-appointed senators will end their five-year term on May 10. That marks an end to their controversial time in Upper House.
Crack down on scams now
News, Editorial, Published on 23/10/2023
» In yet another heartbreaking incident which showed the impact of fraud on our society, a 19-year-old student took her own life after falling victim to an online scam. After making a 20,000 baht down payment for an iPhone 13, she found herself ensnared in a web of lies spun by fraudsters.
All older cons need support
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2023
» Video clips of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra doing exercise recently went viral. Images showed Thaksin vigorously punching and kicking a training bag, and he was also filmed lifting dumbbells and in a swimming pool. The scenes were presumably recorded some time ago during his self-exile overseas.
National stadium woes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/07/2023
» The heavy downpour that resulted in the cancellation of the Spurs-Leicester friendly football match on Sunday evening not only upset local football fans but it has cast a shadow over the competency of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT).
Power bill subterfuge
News, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2023
» The Election Commission (EC) last week announced that it is ready to consider a request by the caretaker government to use an extraordinary budget to subsidise electricity bills for the public.
Old, poor and unemployable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2023
» When it comes to demographics, it is no secret that Thailand is quite an anomaly.