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Coming clean on Thaksin
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2023
» By the time the Corrections Department and the Justice Ministry decided to communicate with the public about former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's health, it was too little, too late. The agency's reputation has been badly tainted as a result.
Cops need to clean up act
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) chief deserve praise for their fast reaction to the shocking case of a group of policemen accused of murdering a drug suspect with a plastic bag. Yet they need to do more than just arrest the culprits and put them on trial.
Graft panel delivers zip
News, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2020
» Thailand has rarely been short of allegations of graft and misconduct associated with public offices, and the recent allegations of shady business operations within the barracks come as no surprise. Given the country's notoriety in this area, the public's expectations of deliverables from the House committee on anti-corruption and misconduct are high. But the committee has delivered next to nothing.
Scandal needs closer watch
News, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2018
» It has been a year since Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon showed off his diamonds and a costly watch too ostentatiously to miss. It occurred at Government House as ministers gathered for a portrait-photoshoot of the "Prayut 5" cabinet. Gen Prawit raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun, his cuff shot up, and Bangkok Post photographer Chanat Katanyu framed and caught the display of costly bling in a now-classic photo.
Bail must not just be for rich
News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2017
» No one should be jailed simply because they are poor. That was the rationale brought up by a recent online campaign calling for changes to the existing bail process.
Media not to blame for police failings
News, Editorial, Published on 20/09/2015
» If violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, blaming the media for your failings is the next most desperate place to take shelter. It is a stance that is rarely defensible; those waging a war of words with the messenger look as though they are petty, deflecting uncomfortable truths or unwilling to take responsibility for their actions. Lately, it has become a common refrain for authorities, from junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha down, to lash out at reporters whenever difficult questions are asked or anything remotely controversial is up for discussion.