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Overhauling defence
News, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2024
» While Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang's plan to seek 600 million baht from the central budget to fund an early retirement scheme for high-ranking generals is a step in the right direction towards streamlining the armed forces, it nevertheless falls short of the promises it had made.
Revamping child policy
News, Editorial, Published on 10/01/2024
» For National Children's Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has promised no more dinosaur displays at the Government House like the ones the previous administration used to hold.
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.
Political drama peaks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2023
» Political pundits and observers will have their eyes peeled as today's political events play out so that even a drama film pales in comparison.
A 'revolution' in politics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2023
» Today marks one of the most significant days in Thai political history. In 1932, a group of young Khana Ratsadorn elites who were educated abroad took a bold step towards democracy on June 24, launching a revolution that transformed the country from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
Not on the govt's clock
News, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2023
» Today, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Ratchaburi as part of a series of provincial trips before his four-year term ends on March 23.
Late convert to democracy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/03/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Palang Pracharath Party Gen Prawit Wongsuwon's latest attempts to woo voter support raises quite a few eyebrows.
Use the tourism fund ethically
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2023
» Thailand is no stranger to superlatives. Some of them do not engender pride, such as being among the top three nations with the highest number of coups; but a few others, such as having the most visited capital city in the world, make everyone beam with pride.
Reforestation rethink required
News, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2022
» The military was given an earful early this month for using invasive alien species in their aerial reforestation mission, and rightly so. The blunder, however, is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Thailand's reforestation policy, which puts dictatorship and money before ecological health. To save the forest, this self-serving mindset must end.
Club karaoke a step too far
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2022
» Despite our half-baked democracy characterised by a series of coups and street protests, our parliament building should be the subject of our pride -- a pantheon of democracy.