• OPINION

  Grave danger in Cambodia

  News, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2017

  » After operating for more than 24 years, the English-language The Cambodia Daily faced its final curtain call this week, with the last edition hitting newsstands on Monday. Observers believe the closure, which stemmed from a tax dispute between the Daily and Prime Minister Hun Sen's government, is a threat to the freedoms of the media in the country.

• OPINION

  Move beyond nationalism

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2022

  » The emergence of ultranationalist sentiment in Cambodia following the box-office success of the Thai period romcom Love Destiny, or Bupphesanniwas 2, is very unfortunate.

• OPINION

  It's a shared heritage

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2023

  » In an apparent bid to put an end to the war of words over the Kun Khmer-Muay Thai conflict, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has proposed that both terms for the martial art should be accepted.

• OPINION

  Honour models for democracy

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2022

  » Since the 1998 ouster of the dictator Suharto -- who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades -- the world's fourth most populous nation has undergone a series of rapid changes. Once dependent on foreign aid to exercise its basic functions, Indonesia has firmly established itself as a major economic player in the Asia-Pacific region, with the distinction of being the only Southeast Asian economy to be included in the Group of 20.

• OPINION

  Call time on call scams

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/03/2022

  » The handling of the so-called "call-centre" scam by the authorities has been a disappointment.

• OPINION

  'Khon' dance no reason for discord

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2018

  » Members of the public this week rejoiced as the <i>khon</i> mask dance earned global recognition with Unesco adding it to its cultural heritage list after a long wait.

• OPINION

  A Wuhan in the making?

  News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2020

  » The Chinese government may have closed down the wet market in Wuhan where the coronavirus is believed to have originated. But in the heart of Bangkok, a "Wuhan in the making" continues to operate as usual at Chatuchak Weekend Market, where trade in wild animals has taken place for years.

• OPINION

  Shared items with no sole 'owner'

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2018

  » Over the past weeks, social media has buzzed with a number of Khmer netizens jittering over Thailand's registration of khon masked dance performance as intangible cultural heritage with Unesco.

• OPINION

  Stop press intimidation

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/01/2018

  » The Thai Journalists Association wound up the year by issuing a depressing statement. It rated 2017 as yet another year where the free press was regulated and intimidated by the military government. The TJA said the regime hinders the media by restricting freedom of expression. And it says this causes public harm by not allowing examination and by barring criticism of the junta, collectively and individually.

• OPINION

  Come clean on Yingluck

  News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2017

  » The official version of the "great escape" by ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is coming apart. More importantly, the public is rapidly losing confidence in the government's ability to reconstruct what occurred -- or concoct a credible account.

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