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    About politics

    News, Published on 01/10/2016

    » Gen Udomdej has weathered a lot of storms, but his biggest test is coming v The rice scheme net is widening after Yingluck's bill of 35.7 billion baht v The waters are still a little muddy over the power of the next Senate

  • OPINION

    Squeezing the blood out of a durian

    News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 25/04/2018

    » With Thai durians selling like hot cakes on Alibaba's Tmall platform, the regime has every reason to believe its deal to have the e-commerce giant promote Thai products will be a resounding success. But Thai farmers may not necessarily gain as much from this as they expect.

  • OPINION

    NOB transfer harms govt anti-graft drive

    News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 11/09/2017

    » Pol Lt Col Pongporn Pramsaneh has been widely recognised as an honest and straightforward officer in the Department of Special Investigation – a rare breed in the police force. It explains why he was ordered shifted from the DSI's head of the Tax Litigation Office to lead the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) on Feb 25 by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to do an unenviable mission. His task was to clean up the mess concerning the misappropriation of government funds for the renovation of temples and for schools on temple grounds.

  • OPINION

    For a ghost of a chance, use your talisman

    News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/10/2016

    » On Wednesday Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha talked for 135 minutes at the Bangkok Post Forum, more than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Monday combined. And this isn't even an election campaign. A good soldier, he's unfazed by the presence of enemies and microphone. From the podium, arms outstretched, the PM touched on a lot of topics: Thai education, the economy, Section 44, Thailand as a "developed" country, the 20-year prophecy, etc. But what struck me like a hammer was when the general mentioned ghosts.

  • THAILAND

    'Many' Thais implicated in global scandal

    Published on 04/04/2016

    » The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) is seeking information from its foreign counterparts regarding 21 Thai nationals reportedly included in a list of people worldwide using a Panama-based law firm for money laundering and tax evasion.

  • THAILAND

    Boonsong raps NCPO amnesty

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2015

    » Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom has slammed an order by the military regime that gives officials investigating the rice-pledging scheme immunity from future lawsuits.

  • BUSINESS

    Cabinet eyes cash rebate for foreign movie shoots

    Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/08/2015

    » The cabinet approved in principle yesterday a cash rebate for foreign big-budget films shot in Thailand.

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