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Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 12/01/2024
» It is déjà vu in Thai politics this month as Thailand's biggest elected political party and its leader face Constitutional Court verdicts that could lead to a familiar dissolution and ban. At issue is the political future of Pita Limjaroenrat and the fate of the Move Forward Party (MFP), which he led to a stunning victory at the election last May. However the verdicts come out, they might be perceived by pundits as decided by the political winds of the day.
Editorial, Published on 07/01/2024
» As we approach National Children's Day this coming Saturday, we cannot ignore the alarming reality of violence in schools that continues unabated due to systemic impunity and the authoritarian school culture.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/12/2023
» PM2.5 returns again this year, with a critical surge reported in the capital city. Even so, there is a reason for people to be optimistic as the government is determined to have the much-awaited clean air legislation drawn up next year.
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/12/2023
» The government of Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin has settled into an uneasy balance between the civilian-led majority forces that represent the Thai electorate and the royalist-conservative minority guardians of the established centres anchored around the monarchy, military, judiciary, and bureaucracy.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2023
» A decision of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to hand swift and severe punishment to a kind-hearted teacher in Chiang Mai has triggered public uproar and raises questions about the need for such a heavy-handed sentence.
News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2023
» It is good news that the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand won the King Bhumibol Soil Day Award 2023, which is an official United Nations award.
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/12/2023
» The term "soft power" has seeped into international relations and it is now a catchphrase with its own global momentum. Yet it should be recalled that in the 1980s, it was used to describe the nature of a weaker state confronted by the "hard power" embodied by a stronger state.
News, Published on 30/11/2023
» Uranium offers a perfect distillation of a world that is heating up and a world order that is breaking down. Plus a market eager to capitalise on both.
Editorial, Published on 26/11/2023
» Chaiyaphum Pasae, 17, was a passionate advocate for the indigenous rights of the hill tribe people. Six years ago, he was shot dead at an army checkpoint.
Oped, Published on 24/11/2023
» With the emergence of digitalisation, the dynamics of competition in e-commerce have drastically shifted. This shift has also introduced "social commerce", commonly known as "s-commerce" as a new phenomenon in Indonesia's digital economy.