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PM's talk shows just not enough
Editorial, Published on 09/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra kickstarted a bid to strengthen her government's popularity with her first TV address to the nation last week.
Thaksin ploughs on
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/11/2024
» As the charter court is set to make a decision tomorrow on whether it will accept a petition against former PM Thaksin Shinawatra over the allegation that he and the Pheu Thai Party are attempting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy, the ruling party's de facto leader shows he simply couldn't care less.
Charter push is risky
News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2024
» It is rare to see a ruling party and a main opposition party join hands in rewriting the constitution. But such is the case with the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party, a reincarnation of the Move Forward Party, as they push with all their might to amend some sections of the junta-sponsored 2017 constitution.
MFP win kindles hopes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2023
» The May 14 election results, with the Move Forward Party taking the lead, are a shock to the conservative wing as well as those who cling to the status quo.
No time for cruel jokes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2023
» As the election draws near, it's more evident that any reconciliation -- as promised by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha when he staged a coup in 2014 -- isn't going to happen. Pressure groups and parties have filed complaints against one another as the political climate becomes more tense. Political campaigns have become places for disputes and even scuffles.
Court verdict not a remedy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/11/2021
» The verdict by the Constitutional Court on Nov 10 against three pro-democracy activists raises the prospect of more political turbulence on the horizon.
CCSA revamp no cure
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/09/2021
» After nearly two years in existence, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is eyeing a new role in combating the pandemic.
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.
'Khon' dance no reason for discord
News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2018
» Members of the public this week rejoiced as the khon mask dance earned global recognition with Unesco adding it to its cultural heritage list after a long wait.
Pheu Thai has point to prove
News, Editorial, Published on 18/08/2018
» The executives of the Pheu Thai Party may end up thanking their three former colleagues who have been busy siphoning a chunk of the party's former MPs into the fold of a party that backs the military regime. How it handles the poaching saga may prove a yardstick in the party's evolution into an entity less dependent on, and free from the influence of, the Shinawatra clan.