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Regime just delaying the inevitable
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/02/2018
» The junta shocked the nation this past week when its puppets in the national assembly shot down all seven election commissioner candidates who were supposedly handpicked by the regime.
Sudarat lays out blueprint for Pheu Thai's return
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 25/02/2018
» Pheu Thai Party heavyweight Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan speaks her mind with Bangkok Post's Nattaya Chetchotiros about her determination to pull the party out of the mire of political conflict and her "blueprint" to steer the country forward.
Nitirat academic, tycoon to form political party
Online Reporters, Published on 02/03/2018
» A member of the Nitirat group has said he and his auto-parts tycoon friend would set up a political party as an alternative to voters in the upcoming election.
Driven to sex trade
News, Published on 03/03/2018
» Re: "PM calls for end to 'sex tourism image'", (BP, Feb 28).
Dozens dead in attacks in Burkina Faso
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: Twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said.
Axes to grind
News, Postbag, Published on 06/03/2018
» There is a story in the March 4 edition of the Sydney Morning Herald with fascinating parallels to recent Bangkok Post headlines about the "Axe Ladies".
Pros at probes
News, Postbag, Published on 07/03/2018
» Re: "BMA officials feel market heat," (BP, March 6).
Regime rattles sabre at young bloods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2018
» The regime has warned so-called new-generation politicians seeking to set up parties that are offering themselves as alternatives to challenge the regime not to cross the line.
New political bloods meet baptism of fire
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 10/03/2018
» The right is thrown into panic, like a sick man visited by an apparition of death. Sealed in a cage of obliviousness, they fear the galloping sound of apocalyptic horsemen. Or in their mind, the barbarians at the gate, rattling the rusty chain of power.
The political economy of a regime
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 14/03/2018
» The bottom-line performance of any government is measured by its success in managing the economy and putting money into its citizens' wallets. In Thailand, as long as the current ruling regime can deliver on the economic front, it can remain authoritarian and generally safe from mass uprisings against it.