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Army unwilling to yield to democracy
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/07/2019
» For the country like Thailand where the military staged two putsches within the past 13 years, a coup d'état should no longer be necessary.
Prayut to focus on military reshuffle
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/07/2019
» Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will put this year's military reshuffle among his first priorities when he starts working at the Defence Ministry on July 30.
HM King endorses cabinet
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/07/2019
» The coalition government, which has been royally endorsed, will not have the luxury of "a honeymoon period" as the country's economy is in bad shape and is in need of urgent action from the new government, observers in the private sector said.
Let's Celebrate Social Media Day
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 28/06/2019
» Fun fact: June 30 is Social Media Day. Yes, it's a thing. The day celebrates social media's use as an effective global communication platform. To honour the occasion, we gathered a few factoids, tidbits and stories relating to social media to see how much it has connected and consumed our lives.
Democratic flame is on a knife's edge
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 15/06/2019
» We thought we were creeping back to democracy. We thought we were regaining our freedoms. After all, we have just welcomed a new government which has tried to convince the world that it came to power by democratic means.
Palang Pracharath 'closer' to coalition
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/05/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is edging closer to reclaiming the premiership as the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has struck initial deals with the Bhumjaithai and Democrat parties, which will likely be offered key cabinet posts.
A clear path to cleaner air?
Business, Published on 13/05/2019
» Upgrading European emission standards is high on the agenda for policymakers amid hazardous dust pollution and PM2.5 particles in the northern, northeastern and central regions.
Government lottery
News, Postbag, Published on 20/04/2019
» The current impasse with Thai politics in selecting a prime minister might never be resolved due to the problems with the rules as stipulated in the 2017 charter. Obviously, the rules were inadequate because there is no readily available solution.
A taxing argument
News, Postbag, Published on 24/03/2019
» A reader in his March 23 letter makes a fair comment on two-tiered pricing for foreigners. But he then goes on to quantify the government's policy of a two-tiered charging system by saying that some farang do not pay taxes. I would dispute this. I am assuming by "some farang" he means tourists, as all foreigners living and working here pay tax in one form or another.
Defence insists it is a lean outfit
News, Published on 21/02/2019
» The Defence Ministry has leapt to the defence of its spending, producing budget figures yesterday as proof of its "transparency" amid a furore over a proposal for defence budget cuts put forward by the Pheu Thai Party as its campaign policy.