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Thai-style rule by law lands new blow
Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 12/03/2020
» With the Election Commission (EC)’s decision on Tuesday to pursue criminal charges against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over a much-disputed media share transfer case, many observers may have stopped questioning how Thailand’s law-enforcement system could have come this far, and started wondering whether the worst of things is yet to come.
Silly conspiracy theories fall flat with young folk
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 17/10/2019
» The latest attempt to try to find fault with Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit for having his picture taken with Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong is not only misplaced, but very silly.
Targeting FFP boss sets bad precedent
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 02/05/2019
» Here we go again. Another seemingly excessive and dubious use of law to bring down the rising political star Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. The Election Commission (EC) has accused the Future Forward Party (FFP) leader of breaking the election law by failing to transfer his shares in V-Luck Media Co prior to running in the general election. If found guilty, he will be disqualified from serving in the Lower House.
Welfare blues as scheme proves a slog
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/06/2018
» As the Social Security Office (SSO) is proposing a plan for salaried workers and their employers to pay more to its scheme by raising the contribution cap of 750 baht a month to 1,000 baht, I thought it was time for me to claim the benefits that I have rarely used.
Litter louts, not drinkers, the real park pests
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 05/12/2017
» At national parks during the festive season every year, do you know what human behaviour I think is arguably far more disturbing than loud noises made by "drunken" visitors?
Rights claims fall flat amid cadet scandal
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/11/2017
» Actions did speak much louder than words last week. The government on Tuesday announced its new national human rights agenda for government agencies. It didn't generate any news buzz. Over the following days, the government's top brass publicly endorsed the military's culture of corporal punishment, which allegedly involves rights violations, in the wake of the death of a military cadet. Their endorsement generated national news.
Koh Tao bungling shows police reform vital
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/07/2017
» Coated with, if not covered up by, so many dubious circumstances and unanswered questions, the police probe into the death on Koh Tao of 30-year-old Belgian tourist, Elise Dallemagne, tells us why we are so desperate for police reform.
Chaiyapoom case deserves truth, justice
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 22/03/2017
» A short-film producer, a song writer and an advocate of the rights of stateless people, Chaiyapoom Pasae was still an adolescent when he was killed by a soldier in Chiang Mai last Friday aged 17. But security officers described him as a suspected armed, illicit drug trafficker, and said that his extra-judicial killing was an act of "self-defence and unavoidable".
Old transport laws taking us for a ride
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 08/03/2017
» No sooner did Chiang Mai residents and visitors think they had better taxi options than authorities and those giving "worse choices" try to tear these services away from them.
The need for justice to be accountable
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 19/01/2017
» Wrongfully imprisoned? Rejected bail unreasonably? Ask a question and risk being held in contempt of court? That's the universal perception inherited by a majority of Thais, including the media. It discourages us from commenting on any particular questionable court rulings.