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FFP set to dismiss seven 'cobra' MPs
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 14/12/2019
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) is planning to axe seven renegade MPs on Monday for their votes against the party during a House session.
Pheu Thai's Anudith is no puppet
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/12/2019
» It is undeniable that the role and image of the Pheu Thai Party -- perceived as an offshoot of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party which was founded by former PM Thaksin Shinawatra -- has improved.
Cobras no insurance for govt
News, Published on 06/12/2019
» The support of renegade MPs from the opposition may help the government survive for another year but it does not guarantee the stability or unity of the coalition, an academic said.
Elite hide behind phoney shield of 'patriotism'
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 03/12/2019
» Why can't people hate their own country?
555 Headlines
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 29/11/2019
» Looking at your newsfeed can give you a sense of doom and gloom these days. Venice faces its worst flood in 50 years. Koala becomes "functionally extinct" because of the (at the time of writing) ongoing bushfires in Australia. Another Thai factory was shut down and workers were laid off en masse. If you need a break from bad news like I do, you're in luck. Here are three funny headlines -- unintentionally or not -- to lift up your mood.
Working the 7-Eleven
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/11/2019
» Between Nov 30 and Jan 19 at Bangkok CityCity Gallery on Sathon Road, local artist Miti Ruangkritya returns with his latest solo photographic exhibition "A Convenient Sunset | A Convenient Holdup", where the artist invites visitors to see the different sides of one of the most favourite convenience stores in Thailand.
PPRP MP Parina under fire for Ratchaburi poultry farm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/11/2019
» The Royal Forest Department (RFD) on Monday confirmed that a 1,706-rai farm run by firebrand Palang Pracharath Party MP, Pareena Kraikupt's family is on Sor Por Kor land — special public plot assigned to farmers to make a living.
Flair for debate wins praise for Sutin
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/11/2019
» Due to its failure to form and lead the new coalition government despite pulling in the most votes in this year's general election, the former ruling Pheu Thai Party has seen its profile dim during its time in opposition.
Putting society up front at the DES Ministry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/11/2019
» Without an entrenched tech background, Buddhipongse Punnakanta acknowledges that he had to study hard and learn vigorously from various experts before assuming the role of digital economy and society (DES) minister in July.
Feast of metaphors
News, Postbag, Published on 08/11/2019
» Re: "Rowing in the same boat", (BP, Nov 6). I was charmed by the rich feast of metaphors produced by Chinese premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as they signed the three memoranda of understanding. It was enough to send this dried-up old connoisseur of great rhetoric into raptures of pre-orgasmic ecstasy.