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  • OPINION

    This is Thailand

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/02/2023

    » Re: "Prayat guilty of failing to report assets", (BP, Feb 24).

  • OPINION

    The million-baht 'misunderstanding'

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/09/2022

    » Last week a man was arrested in connection with a house robbery that took place in Bangkok almost 11 years ago which involved five other suspects who have already been detained. It suggests police can pursue old cases effectively if they put their mind to it.

  • OPINION

    Can we still unite to do big things?

    Oped, Kevin Watkins, Published on 19/05/2022

    » When US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau opened the Bretton Woods Conference almost 80 years ago, he reminded delegates that failures of international cooperation had led to the Great Depression, social division and ultimately war. "Prosperity, like peace, is indivisible," he concluded, "we cannot afford to have it scattered here or there among the fortunate ... Poverty, wherever it exists, is menacing to us all."

  • OPINION

    Scrutiny of assets a must

    News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2021

    » As waging war on corruption in the public sector is a core policy declared by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, there should be no excuse for his assets and wealth to be withheld from the public.

  • OPINION

    Boost Asean growth by promoting universal access

    News, Published on 29/12/2020

    » In recent decades, the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which represents more than 620 million people across 10 member states, has experienced rapid socio-economic growth. The distribution of this prosperity though has not been uniform. Inequities abound, with no better example than the 3-4 million children in the region who still do not have access to basic primary level education.

  • OPINION

    General wealthiness

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2020

    » Reading the Defence Forces chief's statement, I am struck by how selfless and self-sacrificing he is trying to make army officers sound and then I remember all the profitable businesses that army officers have been involved in and I wonder whether any of these businesses are now army-free or army-lite as the army chief promised shortly after a soldier went berserk and killed a lot of innocent people because the thought he was being cheated in a land deal by his commanding office.

  • OPINION

    Land saga a test of morals

    News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2019

    » The recent land scandal involving the outspoken MP for Ratchaburi, Pareena Kraikupt, poses a major challenge to the principles of land reform for needy farmers.

  • OPINION

    Lead by example

    News, Editorial, Published on 26/07/2019

    » As Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared fighting corruption in the public sector as one of his government's policies in parliament yesterday, he and his cabinet ministers must not just live up to this promise, but also lead by example. Submitting their asset and debt declaration to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in a transparent and honest manner is the first step for them to prove that this is not just an empty promise.

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