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About politics
News, Published on 02/12/2017
» Rumours of a coalition between two main parties swirl v Pheu Thai ponders an image change but Thaksin diehards won't hear of it v Regime backers had high hopes for Songkhla cabinet meet, but anti-coal clash dashes them
Military will cast shadow over next govt, says Pheu Thai
News, Published on 08/07/2017
» Military will cast shadow over next govt, says Pheu Thai v Veteran politician keen to become Bangkok's next governor v Khunying Sudarat's political ambitions may well be realised
About politics
News, Published on 01/10/2016
» Gen Udomdej has weathered a lot of storms, but his biggest test is coming v The rice scheme net is widening after Yingluck's bill of 35.7 billion baht v The waters are still a little muddy over the power of the next Senate
Rid English of rote-learning
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2016
» Education authorities are going to try again to bring up the standards of English proficiency. Two notable decisions have been announced in the past week. Government schools, beginning in November, will increase the amount of time teaching English to the youngest students by five times -- five hours a week instead of the current one hour. The Khurusapha Teachers Council decided that it must re-test every English teacher in the system, foreign and Thai, to make sure they are qualified in the language, and have the proper documentation.
Prosecution fails to clear up 2006 election scandal
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/02/2016
» After almost 10 years of living with the stigma of being electoral cheats, which resulted in the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai Party by the Constitutional Court, several former members of the defunct party are celebrating the Supreme Court's verdict last Wednesday which, they claim, has found the party not guilty.
Not much hope of voters understanding the charter
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 01/02/2016
» The completed draft constitution by Meechai Ruchuphan's Constitution Drafting Committee is up for public scrutiny. It is a thick volume of importance, yet boring to read because of all the legal jargon that is difficult to understand, even for people with some legal background.
Finally, an end in sight to the Meechai conundrum
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/10/2015
» We should know today whether Meechai Ruchupan, an adviser to the National Council for Peace and Order and a veteran constitution writer, will accept the offer -- or invitation -- of Prime Minister and NCPO leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to chair the new 21-member Constitution Drafting Committee.
Smashing up beliefs no way to instil order
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/09/2015
» If you ever wonder what the military wants to make of Thailand and its people, the answer lies in a phone-smashing video clip that went viral earlier this week.
Govt must abide by rules
News, Editorial, Published on 05/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha cited several reasons for the decision to revoke the passport of Chaturon Chaisaeng, a leading member of the Pheu Thai Party and former education minister under the Yingluck Shinawatra government.
With Section 44, no need to reason why
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/09/2015
» Have sympathy for Chaturon Chaisaeng. The former education minister and key member of the Pheu Thai party was caught totally off guard when his passport was cancelled and only learned of it when asked by reporters for comment.