• OPINION

  The fight against drugs

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2023

  » It should be good news that the Srettha government will make the fight against narcotics part of the national agenda. Announced on Sunday by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, the news has garnered mixed reactions, especially among human rights activists, which is understandable.

• OPINION

  Scandal-hit police in need of reform

  Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/10/2023

  » The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have plunged to a new low as the race for the top job by the big shots, Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol and his rival Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn, has turned ugly. The latest drama, which started with a raid on Pol Gen Surachate's house on Sept 25 by the Police Cyber Taskforce unit, shocked Thai society.

• OPINION

  Be wary of scammers

  Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/09/2023

  » Call centre scams make headlines daily, but not everyone is interested in trying to understand the details of their fraudulent schemes. As a result, there are new victims and unfortunate cases reported regularly.

• OPINION

  Police reform an unmitigated failure

  Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2023

  » Bribery, extortion, graft, abuse of power, a hand in illegal businesses — you name it, these are just a few of the sins committed by numerous bad cops. And quite a few of the offenders rank in the upper echelons of the police force, which is stripping public confidence and trust in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).

• OPINION

  Send the triads packing

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/11/2022

  » The latest crackdowns against accused members of Chinese triads are not just cops routinely chasing after baddies. The much-reported case of Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, an alleged leader of a Chinese crime syndicate who turned himself in to the police, shows these suspects are not small-time but are well-connected and powerful people.

• OPINION

  Honour activist Billy's memory

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2022

  » On April 17, eight years ago, indigenous rights activist Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen disappeared after being arrested by Kaeng Krachan National Park officials. Justice has yet to be served.

• OPINION

  Stranger things happening in our strange land

  Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/04/2022

  » Strange things are happening in Thailand. Who would believe we would be experiencing a bout of cold and rain in April? But here we are, wrapping ourselves up in thick clothes at the height of summer just a week before Songkran.

• OPINION

  Black women justices do matter

  Oped, Published on 24/03/2022

  » In an October 2013 address at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law lecture theatre, I showed students a "class photo" of the United Kingdom's Supreme Court and challenged them to "spot the difference". It wasn't a case for Sherlock Holmes: of the 11 justices, all were white, and only one was a woman -- the solitary, if indomitable, Baroness Hale.

• OPINION

  Tangmo case a litmus test

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2022

  » Two weeks after the death of Nida "Tangmo" Patcharaveerapong, people remain frustrated and unconvinced by the way police have handled the investigation.

• OPINION

  Act to end torture, disappearance

  Oped, Published on 10/02/2022

  » In 2004, Somchai Neelapaijit, a lawyer and human rights activist, disappeared. He was last seen being dragged out of his car by four men. His whereabouts are unknown to this day. Last year, Jiraphong Thanapat, a drug suspect, died after being tortured at Muang Nakhon Sawan police station. Video evidence showed police suffocating the man with plastic bags until he collapsed and stopped breathing.

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