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Apirat: Fake news feeds 'hybrid war'
Published on 09/08/2019
» The Royal Thai Army is fighting a “hybrid war” waged by enemies who are using “fake news” to turn young Thais against the military and the monarchy, says army chief Apirat Kongsompong.
Yingluck gets Serbian citizenship
The Associated Press and Online Reporters, Published on 09/08/2019
» Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was sentenced in Thailand to five years in prison for dereliction of duty, has received Serbian citizenship.
Yingluck gets Serbian citizenship
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/08/2019
» BELGRADE, Serbia: Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was sentenced in Thailand to five years in prison on graft-related charges, has received Serbian citizenship.
Not seeing the truth
News, Postbag, Published on 08/08/2019
» Re: "Thailand needs more 'wonder women''', (Opinion, Aug 7). If the concern is how women's dress codes in Thailand reflect their submissive or inferior role, how can Ms Pannika and Ms Pattamawan not see the more and more strict forms of hijab women in southern Thailand have to wear? How can they not see and protest against the state imposing the hijab on primary school girls in the country? A few weeks ago, this newspaper had an article about a recycling shoe workshop showing, without comments, a woman in a burka. A burka, in Thailand!
Don't fear Illuminati
News, Postbag, Published on 07/08/2019
» Re: "FFP 'Illuminati' charge based on unjustified fear", (Opinion, Aug 6).
FFP 'Illuminati' charge based on unjustified fear
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/08/2019
» At 87 years old, Thailand's constitutional monarchy is not among the world's oldest nor has it been the most robust. Still, it has beaten the odds and remained our system of governance.
Army chief ridicules claim Thailand behind chemical attack in Japan
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2019
» An exiled critic of the country's military and monarchy said he was attacked in his home in Japan last month and believes Thai authorities were behind the incident, an accusation that was ridiculed by the kingdom's army chief.
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.
Give parliamentary politics a chance
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/07/2019
» After a five-year hiatus, parliamentary politics returns this week with a constitutionally mandated policy statement by the coalition government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. With government and opposition back at work again, in contrast to the previous military-appointed rubber-stamp legislature under junta rule, Thailand has yet another small window of opportunity to regain and rebuild popular rule.
Huge army spend is self-serving folly
News, Zachary Abuza, Published on 24/07/2019
» It goes without saying but, coups d'état are good for a military's bottom line. According to data recently published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), the Thai military has benefited handsomely from its repeated interventions in Thai politics.