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Netanyahu did not do enough to save hostages
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/09/2024
» Six Jewish hostages were murdered by Hamas last week just before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reached them, and a controversy has erupted in Israel about whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have done more to save them, but only among the ignorant and the credulous, because everybody else knew he never intended to save them. If your child is kidnapped and you get a ransom note, do you:
People's Party eyes future despite hurdle
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/09/2024
» The People's Party did not win the Ratchaburi provincial administration organisation (PAO) chairman election last Sunday. However, this is not a major loss for the party, given the substantial increase in voter support it got for its candidate, almost threefold from the previous poll. Going forward, the party has good prospects for next year's local election and the general election of 2027.
Follow-ups needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2024
» Re: "Seed bomb threat to forest ecology", (Editorial, Sept 2), "Hilltop plot seized after landslides", (BP, 2 Sept) & "Phuket Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risks", (BP, Sept 3).
Tourism minister urged to brace for the worst
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 06/09/2024
» Tourism operators have warned the new tourism minister to brace for a nosedive in the global economy and fiercer competition next year, urging the government to start planning for the worst-case scenario from this year.
Gen Prawit re-elected as Palang Pracharath leader
Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2024
» Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has made a comeback as the leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), just hours after stepping down to allow for the election of a new executive board on Friday morning.
Shadow of old guard lingers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2024
» The defeat of the People's Party, formerly the Move Forward Party (MFP), in the Ratcha-buri Provincial Organisation Administration election and the shooting down of the bill on decentralised transport proposed by the opposition leader almost in the same week are definitely not a coincidence.
PM promises policy continuity, but handout will change
Published on 05/09/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says her first policy statement next week will echo that of her predecessor Srettha Thavisin, except for some details of the digital wallet handout programme.
Thamanat group parting ways with Palang Pracharath
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/09/2024
» Thamanat Prompow has stepped down as secretary-general of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and five other members of his group have quit as party executives as their estrangement from the party deepens.
Government ‘committed’ to B400 minimum wage
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 05/09/2024
» The labour policy of the Pheu Thai-led government, particularly the plan to raise the daily minimum wage to 400 baht nationwide, remains unchanged, according to caretaker Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Appeal court tosses case against anti-Prayut protester
Published on 05/09/2024
» An appeal court has dismissed a case against a Ratchaburi woman who was roughed up by police and security officers during a visit to the province by then-prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.