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Protest a worrying sign
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/07/2025
» The protest at Victory Monument on Saturday brought back memories of the last two street demonstrations which rocked the capital in recent years -- the protest organised by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) against then-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the rallies held by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) against his sister, Yingluck.
Haze looms, action lags
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2025
» The PM2.5 situation in Bangkok has worsened over the past week, and needless to say, the city's residents have become increasingly exasperated.
It's now time for healing
News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2023
» Public anxiety has grown as the Move Forward Party (MFP) is pushing for an amnesty bill that seeks to pardon all groups involved in colour-coded conflicts and also offenders of the draconian Section 112 of the Criminal Code -- lese majeste law.
GT-200 probe lacked teeth
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/05/2023
» Former Yala governor Teera Mintrasak became the first high-ranking official to be convicted in the infamous GT-200 bomb detector case, in which he was found guilty of malfeasance in office and sentenced to eight years in prison by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Tuesday.
Fight haze battle better
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2021
» As the weather starts to get cooler, a sense of dread hangs in the air.
PM will not be quitting anytime soon
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/09/2021
» The high-profile showdown between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his challenger Capt Thamanat Prompow -- who is the right-hand man of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- has sparked speculation over a deepening rift between Gen Prayut and his brother in arms.
Democracy fizzer
News, Postbag, Published on 20/09/2021
» Re: "Coup anniversary fizzer", (BP, Sept 19).
Crackdown on student protest is a wasted effort
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 15/09/2020
» Tension is rising as the anti-government protest scheduled for Saturday draws nearer.
Students in it for the long haul
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 07/09/2020
» Anti-dictatorship student activists plan to stage their next mass protest at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus on Saturday Sept 19.