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Isoc in need of oversight
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2022
» The phenomenon of "ghost recruitment" has cast a long shadow over how the government spends tax money to recruit staff to work in restive southernmost provinces.
Senate drops the ball
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2022
» The image of the Senate has been cast in a bad light with news that two senators will be summoned by a Lower House committee to explain their involvement with a police corporal who won jobs at the Royal Thai Police and the Internal Security Operations Command's (Isoc) Region 4, allegedly through nepotism.
Probe maid abuse case
News, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2022
» Deputy police spokesman, Kissana Phathanacharoen, made a slip of the tongue when talking to the media about the case of Pol Cpl Kornsasi Buayaem, who is accused of abusing her maid, a former army soldier.
Trafficking in tiers and fears
News, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2022
» The government sighed with relief when the country's anti-trafficking performance moved up from the Tier 2 Watchlist to Tier 2 in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, released on July 19.
Public safety off the beam
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2022
» A falling bridge beam that hit three vehicles and caused two deaths on Sunday night attests to the sad fact of poor public-safety standards in this country.
Keys to the kingdom?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/07/2022
» A bold initiative by Deputy Interior Minister Niphon Bunyamanee to allow rich foreigners to purchase plots of land and property requires a serious review.
Beach panel must listen
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2022
» The Public Works and Town Planning & Country Planning Department deserves praise for compromising with villagers protesting a 97-million-baht seawall on Mae Rampueng beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Shaman goes too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/05/2022
» A campaign by a social media influencer to chase indecent monks out of Buddhism has turned ugly as he wrongly targeted a senior monk in the northeastern province of Yasothon.
More agile Covid curbs needed
News, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2022
» Reports that the government is considering scrapping the Thailand Pass for locals re-entering the country is welcome news as it will eliminate another travel restriction.
Path to peace needs respect
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/05/2022
» The relatively calm Ramadan in the restive deep South reminds us that peaceful dialogue, not arm-twisting or fighting battles, is the real recipe for ending conflicts.