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Drug war reckoning
News, Postbag, Published on 13/02/2022
» Re: "Expansive gestures from hopeful leaders," (Opinion, Jan 10) and "Thaksin's war on drugs a crime against humanity," (Opinion, Dec 13, 2013).
More action on Myanmar urged
News, Published on 25/10/2021
» Thai experts on Myanmar are urging Asean to reconsider its policy of non-interference so as to solve the political crisis in Myanmar, saying the bloc should be more pro-active in ensuring the junta's adherence to the five-point consensus agreed earlier in the year.
Lessons of history
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021
» After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
E-service tax law comes into force
Business, Published on 01/09/2021
» Thailand will enforce the e-service tax law from Wednesday, following in the footsteps of more than 60 countries around the globe which collect value-added tax (VAT) from foreign e-service operators reaping income in their territories.
Army strikes back at coup 'fake news'
News, Published on 01/08/2021
» Police are hunting those who spread a rumour that the army staged a coup to topple the government after the army filed a complaint with them against a social media user and dismissed it as fake news.
Serving the PM a dose of reality
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/05/2021
» A leader must not get carried away by flattery which can poison his mind and alter his perception of reality, said Bhumjaithai Party spokesman, Paradorn Prisnanantakul.
Uni hospital bears brunt
News, Published on 09/05/2021
» Thammasat University Field Hospital, which opened in early 2020 when the first wave of coronavirus hit the country, is on 24-hour alert to receive further admissions as hospitals spill over during this far more deadly third round of infections.
'People Go' marchers head for Korat's Pak Chong
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 21/02/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Demonstrators from the "People Go" group -- currently on a 247-kilometre march from Nakhon Ratchasima to Government House in Bangkok -- will on Sunday night stay overnight at the Pak Chong district town.
Resurgence threatens shoots of recovery
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/01/2021
» The labour market was just starting to bounce back with a lower-than-expected unemployment rate when the fresh wave of Covid-19 cases hit, says Deputy Chairman of the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC), Chalee Loysoong.
Straying from the course
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/12/2020
» Learning history from new sources has led to the "political awakening" underlying the youth-led movement's stance against "royalist nationalism", academics say.