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Club karaoke a step too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2022
» Despite our half-baked democracy characterised by a series of coups and street protests, our parliament building should be the subject of our pride -- a pantheon of democracy.
'Zero chance of a coup'
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/05/2023
» Army chief Gen Narongpan Jittkaewtae on Thursday said no coups will take place while he is in charge, saying the word "coup" should not exist in anyone's vocabulary.
Future Forward sets 3 conditions
Online Reporters, Published on 25/03/2019
» The Future Forward Party has laid down three conditions for it to join a coalition, but proposing its leader as prime minister or bargaining for some ministerial seats is not one of them, according to its leader.
Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who survived a gun attack in the uprising that claimed 11 lives, according to the government of the poor West African nation.
S.Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attacked
AFP, Published on 26/11/2023
» FREETOWN - A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
S Korea sets a good example
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2024
» As a country frequently plagued with military interventions, Thailand has many lessons to learn from the recent political upheaval in South Korea, which reveals a case of democracy at work.
Airline meddling
Postbag, Published on 12/12/2024
» Re: "Ministry allots B20bn for Thai Airways stake", (Business, Dec 11).
Army unwilling to yield to democracy
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/07/2019
» For the country like Thailand where the military staged two putsches within the past 13 years, a coup d'état should no longer be necessary.
No support for Chavalit's 'interim govt'
News, Wassana Nanuam & Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/05/2018
» Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's idea to set up an "interim government" to solve Thailand's endless cycle of coups and charter rewriting has garnered a less than positive reception.
Thailand not so bad
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2021
» So many letters to PostBag are negative, complaining about the government, military coups, the bureaucracy, the judicial system, inequality, immigration regulations, Section 112, incompetent Covid management, and much more.