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Dialogue vital to find peace
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2020
» With the declaration of the state of emergency, the confrontation between Prayut Chan-o-cha and the anti-dictatorship activists has overwhelmingly intensified, and once again the country has plunged into division.
Charter stokes downturn
News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2019
» The government can blame its trouble in dealing with the economic slowdown and its recent defeat in a Lower House vote on one thing -- the 2017 constitution.
No reason for celebration
News, Editorial, Published on 29/05/2019
» After five years under military rule, Thailand in the aftermath of the March 24 general election was in dire need of political stability to help build economic confidence and rise beyond its political conflict. However, the post-poll political climate provides a different outlook. The country will likely suffer another round of political uncertainty amid mounting discontent under the rule of a weak, unstable and possibly short-lived coalition government.
Stark choices await Jurin
News, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2019
» As the Democrat Party's share of the electoral dividends in the March 24 polls was unprecedentedly thin, its newly elected leader Jurin Laksanavisit has an uphill task in restoring the Democrats' lost popularity.
Overlooking Araibi's rights
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2019
» As it requested the Criminal Court to proceed with extraditing Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi to Manama yesterday, the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) sent a message to the international community that it would rather entertain Bahrain's request than follow international principles on refugee treatment.
Defamation a familiar cry
News, Editorial, Published on 26/12/2018
» In his effort to have former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdith locked up for "defaming" him when he was a deputy prime minister, political firebrand Suthep Thaugsuban has set another bad example of how politicians have exploited the criminal defamation law to silence and punish their critics.
Weaponised defamation
News, Editorial, Published on 01/12/2018
» The price of telling the truth to the powerful can be high and devastating for ordinary people in Thailand, where the criminal defamation law is more popular than the civil libel law.
Duties of Asean chair
News, Editorial, Published on 13/11/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be abroad for much of the next week at the annual Asean summit taking place in Singapore. The main meeting is scheduled for Thursday, but there will also be the usual flurry of official meetings with major partners, as well as unscheduled but vital one-on-one discussions on the sidelines. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, most of the Asean leaders plus many others will meet at the Apec Summit at Port Moresby.
An old idea rejected again
News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2018
» Ex-prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh has got his name in the media again, but for old, tired and ultimately unacceptable reasons. The 86-year-old former army chief trotted out his tired recommendation for solving the country's political division and problems. Once again he plumped for what he and a handful of supporters have previously called a national government. He has ever so slightly altered his plan by calling for an indefinite delay in national elections and formation of what he now calls "interim government".
Poll date must be set
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2018
» The military regime has politely informed the public they are probably going to suffer another election delay. The latest in the three-year (and counting) series of delays comes after several reiterations by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that national elections would be held "definitely in February". On Monday, after a meeting with some political parties, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam set a new deadline -- between February and May.