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No right to bear arms, no right to violence
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 28/03/2017
» Three separate incidents in last few weeks defined a deep-rooted malevolence that continues to tear the fabric of Thai society apart.
Army needs to learn to be neutral
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/03/2017
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government's plans to forge reconciliation in the country seem to be falling flat after the Pheu Thai party came out to denounce the committee put in charge of the process.
Red flag raised on arms raid accusations
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 26/03/2017
» The recent seizure of a cache of weapons found in the house of red-shirt leader Wuthipong Kochathamkun, who goes by the alias Kotee, in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district, has come as a shock to the public, raising suspicions about the political group's activities.
Thailand-Only Headlines
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 17/02/2017
» If you've pored over newspapers (in a desperate hope to find a story to base your editor's note) as much as I have, you can't help but notice the types of stories that make the front page or your Facebook newsfeed again and again. Here are nine Thailand-only headlines I've noticed from various news outlets on numerous occasions, along with my observations on them. Strictly for your entertainment.
Humour best weapon against strongmen
News, Published on 13/02/2017
» When Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to protest against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, they brought with them a sense of humour -- a weapon of fun against the guns and tear gas of the military. They carried cartoons, sang parodies and renamed the central garbage heap after one of the president's agencies.
A candle for free speech
News, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2016
» A pair of recent and seemingly unconnected events must give hope that there is a path on which to resume progress toward democracy. Chief constitution writer Meechai Ruchupan backed away from demands that the new charter should "reform" the media. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court emphatically confirmed the acquittal of red shirt icon Jatuporn Prompan on blatantly political charges by Suthep Thaugsuban, who was the nation's deputy prime minister when he launched his doomed lawsuit.
About Politics
News, Published on 12/11/2016
» Rumours of conflict continue to plague Deputy PM Prawit v Political TV channels face 'dead air' as the government keeps them suppressed v Several DSI officials handling slow-moving, high-profile cases are shunted aside
Rice pledging scheme deja vu
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 06/11/2016
» In the early 1980s, as a post-Vietnam war peace took shape in Southeast Asia, Thailand made an important decision. To be more correct, Thailand decided not to decide about rice.
Impunity breeds political violence
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/10/2016
» Forty years after the student massacre at Thammasat University, it seems as if our political leaders have learned nothing from it. The same vicious cycle of state-sponsored violence has persisted, letting those in power get away with their crimes.
A complicated man
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 11/09/2016
» He was no man for all seasons so much as a man of many faces.