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Still not learning
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/12/2025
» The Anutin government recently launched a national committee to investigate mistakes made during Hat Yai flood management. The goal of the committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Borwornsak Uwanno and flood experts, is to "draw lessons" from the Hat Yai flood disaster, with the hope that such lessons will improve future disaster preparedness.
Learning to get along
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2025
» After three months of extreme hostility, with border clashes resulting in a few dozen deaths, Thailand and Cambodia finally agreed to a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.
Border tactics need review
News, Editorial, Published on 14/10/2025
» The war of words between controversial activist Guntouch "Gun Jompalang" Pongpaiboonwet and Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit reflects the flaws in the army's handling of the simmering border conflict with Cambodia.
Border row spirals again
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2025
» The tense situation in the border province of Sa Kaeo, with Cambodian villagers staging a rowdy protest at Ban Nong Ya Kaeo village, has resulted in injuries on both sides and requires attention from decision-makers in the Thai government.
A border fence too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2025
» The territorial conflict over Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province may compel some officials to opt for permanent fences along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Council needs experts
News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2025
» For another year, the Metropolitan Administration Council -- known locally as the City Council -- has thrown cold water on a bid to have outsiders join its committees scrutinising the city budget to ensure efficiency, transparency and good governance, as proposed by the People's Party (PP).
Refugees face deepening crisis
Editorial, Published on 16/02/2025
» US President Donald Trump's abrupt suspension of USAID funding has left more than 80,000 refugees in Thailand adrift without essential medical care. Clinics have shut their doors. Medicines are running out. Lives are now hanging in the balance.
Stop the party snoops
News, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2025
» Ahead of the upcoming nationwide local elections on Feb 1, troubling signs of state power being wielded for political advantage are emerging. The government and the Interior Ministry, in charge of state mechanisms, cannot evade responsibility to ensure a fair and transparent electoral process.
OTOP rejig overdue
News, Editorial, Published on 18/11/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently addressed a gathering in Udon Thani, where he revealed plans for an overhaul of the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) project.
Hope for land protesters
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2024
» The Paetongtarn Shinawatra government has reassured the People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) that it will take care of displaced villagers' plight, ending its almost three-week street protest. Now, the ball is in the government's court.