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News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2024
» It is rare to see a ruling party and a main opposition party join hands in rewriting the constitution. But such is the case with the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party, a reincarnation of the Move Forward Party, as they push with all their might to amend some sections of the junta-sponsored 2017 constitution.
Editorial, Published on 22/09/2024
» Thailand is set for major provincial elections early next year, after the four-year terms of their administrative leaders and councillors end in December.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2024
» The severe floods in Chiang Rai and Phayao provinces raise questions about Thailand's early warning systems. Are there sufficient early disaster warning systems in place? If so, why were hundreds of thousands of villagers in flood-hit areas left to fend for themselves?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/09/2024
» Less than two weeks into office, the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government is being questioned about its sincerity and commitment to academic freedom.
News, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2024
» Ten years ago today, Phanuthat Saksitthipan and his five-year-old daughter Narasiri, affectionately known as "Nong Cartoon," were preparing to close their family's steakhouse in Bangkok's Bang Bon district. Her mother, Saranya Chamni, was busy in the kitchen when a horrific event unfolded.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2024
» As national police chief Torsak Sukvimol retires at the end of this month, the media spotlight will focus on the Royal Thai Police (RTP) as the National Police Committee will begin the selection process for the top job by Oct 3.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/09/2024
» The popularity of two-month-old pygmy hippo "Moo Deng" is not happenstance. It is the fruit of a laborious and systematic media campaign by the public relations team of Khao Kheow Open Zoo to promote their animals.
News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2024
» The recent scandal involving an alleged audio clip of former deputy prime minister and Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon talking about promotions has reignited concerns about Thailand's deep-rooted patronage system in civil service appointments.
Editorial, Published on 15/09/2024
» In a striking irony, as Thailand pledged to the United Nations to protect refugee children's rights, the Ministry of Education early this month started cracking down on learning centres for migrant and refugee children out of ultra-nationalistic fervour.
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/09/2024
» Each new government must apparently now have its own "flagship" energy policy.