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Charter bill still afloat
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2025
» The month of December commences amid considerable political uncertainty. As parliament is set to convene its extraordinary session on Dec 10-11 to deliberate the proposed changes to the charter, to be followed by a regular session the day after, speculation mounts that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul may attempt to dissolve the House early -- in a bid to counter the Pheu Thai Party's threatened no-confidence motion.
Dereliction of duty not OK
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/04/2025
» Two weeks after an earthquake in Myanmar sent shockwaves through Bangkok, an executive from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has broken his silence and explained just how much the office knows about the contractor of its 2.1-billion-baht building that collapsed into rubble.
A free and fair Senate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2024
» With the election of a new set of senators on the horizon, curiosity is growing to see if past blunders can be avoided so as not to stigmatise the Upper House.
A time for unity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2023
» A settlement between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and Pheu Thai Party over which party was to get the House speaker position has now set in motion the selection of the next prime minister and the formation of a new coalition government.
Election Commission must justify probe
News, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2023
» The Election Commission (EC) surprised everyone by dropping three complaints against Move Forward Party (MFP) leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat and announcing that it will investigate Mr Pita for a different alleged violation.
Put toxic dust fears to bed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2023
» The news about a caesium-137 tube that disappeared from a power plant and is believed to have been melted at a steel factory is quickly fading from view. But the problem hasn't gone away and is likely to resurface amid anticipated protests as the government must find space to store the contaminated furnace dust.
Upper House under fire
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2023
» It is no secret that over the past three years, the Senate has been lambasted for favouring the government. The criticism is not entirely unfair. Out of 250 senators, 244 were selected by the National Council of Peace and Order, and they have a track record of resisting legal proposals to curb their ability to elect prime ministers.
Workers need real safety
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2022
» Labor Day on Sunday should have ended on a high note as the government was reportedly considering a demand by labour groups to raise daily wages.
Stop gaming the lottery
News, Editorial, Published on 28/03/2022
» After the May 2014 coup, the government installed and led by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha made promises to end the problem of overpriced lottery tickets.
Smarten up 'smart cities'
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/11/2020
» The decision by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to participate in the "Smart Green Asean Cities" project sounds like great news.