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Tunnel vision blights coverage of cave rescue
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 11/07/2018
» After more than two weeks, the joint rescue operation between Thai and international diving experts to find and rescue the Wild Boars football team trapped in Tham Luang cave has proved successful. The mission has also served as a major lesson for several groups involved, not least the media itself.
Anti-trafficking push a qualified success
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 04/07/2018
» The military government deserves praise for the upgrade of Thailand's status in the latest annual US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report even though this is the same ranking the country had almost a decade before prior to plunging in a string of downgrades.
Newin returns to the role of kingmaker
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 09/05/2018
» The roar of the 30,000-strong crowd which welcomed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as he stepped into Buri Ram's Chang Arena on Monday appeared reminiscent of a similar reception afforded Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
Squeezing the blood out of a durian
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 25/04/2018
» With Thai durians selling like hot cakes on Alibaba's Tmall platform, the regime has every reason to believe its deal to have the e-commerce giant promote Thai products will be a resounding success. But Thai farmers may not necessarily gain as much from this as they expect.
Sibling sightings part of political PR game
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 28/02/2018
» The recent sightings of two former prime ministers, Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck, in many countries in the region are not a coincidence. Rather, they mark a ramping up of their power game.
Poll delays won't help a govt hit by scandal
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 24/01/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will tomorrow consider whether to endorse the proposed delay in the organic bill on MPs which would subsequently push out a general election to 2019.
Regime needs to mind the income gap
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 22/11/2017
» After running the country for more than three years, it appears the military regime is beginning to understand the problems with the Thai economy.
Feeling the pinch in quest for cashless society
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 06/09/2017
» With the launch of the digital economy, plans to achieve Thailand 4.0, the Startup Thailand initiative, the Eastern Economic Corridor and high-speed trains, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is determined to turn Thailand into a cashless society.