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Border control is imperative
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2021
» While the county battles its menacing third wave of Covid-19, experts have recently come out to warn that if there is a fourth, it is likely to be the result of illegal border crossings.
Expats fear jabs are not for them
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2021
» As Covid cases and the death toll in Thailand steeply climbs, Dr Opas Kankawinpong, head of the Disease Control Department, on Thursday came out to pacify fears of the foreign community in Thailand -- at last.
Senate jabs shame House
News, Editorial, Published on 12/04/2021
» Thailand's vaccination programme has never been far from the spotlight since details first emerged. As the country faces a third wave associated with entertainment venues in Thong Lor, there needs no further proof that the inoculation programme is going at a snail's pace. Now priority has become an issue.
Respect the role of journalists
News, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2021
» The government has been raising eyebrows recently with its approach to journalists. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's supposedly comical spraying of sanitiser on reporters in an apparent attempt to avoid some tough questions last month was a memorable spectacle. This past week, he told a reporter to uncross her legs during a press conference at Government House. The reporter was barred from Government House -- allegedly not for her lack of good manners but her behaviour on social media. Feel a bit like school?
Mekong hurt by sweet talk
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2021
» When a regional grouping or cooperation framework marks its anniversary, it's typical that respective members, through the government or the Foreign Affairs Ministry, send a congratulatory note.
Freedom in a perilous state
News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2021
» About a year after Thailand under the Prayut Chan-o-cha government could boast about a small improvement in its freedom ranking, as rated annually by Freedom House, the country has suffered a setback with it damningly described as no longer having any freedom at all -- a position it held during the coup years.
Mekong needs tough govt stance
News, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2021
» On Feb 8, Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy Yang Xin paid a courtesy call to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in which they exchanged Chinese New Year's wishes, looking ahead for warmer relations and closer cooperation.
Faring poorly for graft
News, Editorial, Published on 01/02/2021
» The latest corruption index shows that Thailand has shown no improvement in its international anti-graft score even though the country has been ruled for more than six years by a strong government while its military-sponsored constitution is designed with a goal of eradicating corruption.
Mekong drowned in water politics
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2021
» The mighty Mekong River is the heart and soul of Southeast Asia. Millions of livelihoods are linked to it, especially in terms of food, energy and water security. Besides giving birth to one of the planet's most biodiverse river basins, the transboundary nature of the river -- which begins its journey in the Tibetan plateau and flows 2,140km through China before entering downstream Southeast Asia -- means it is facing a threat to its existence like none before: hydropolitics.
Make it easier for migrants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/01/2021
» In a bid to better monitor migrant workers in the wake of the new Covid-19 outbreak, the government has decided to grant an amnesty to undocumented labourers from neighbouring countries, namely Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, and allow them to stay and work in the country for another two years. This definitely the right move.