• OPINION

  Thaksin case leaves stain

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2024

  » Finally, convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has never stayed even a night in jail since returning from self-imposed exile in August, is to gain his freedom when he is discharged on parole, probably today.

• OPINION

  PM must show courage

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/12/2023

  » Deputy PM Somsak Thepsutin is known as a man of few words. His ability to hold his tongue illustrates the old adage that silence is golden. Despite critics often criticising his chameleon-like political nature, they always open their ears whenever he speaks. Needless to say, Mr Somsak rarely has a loose tongue.

• OPINION

  Will Thaksin ever go to jail?

  News, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2023

  » As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin attempts to distance himself from the escalating political controversy surrounding the convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin has taken a different stance.

• OPINION

  Thaksin case tests faith

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/12/2023

  » 'Equality before the law" is a vow signifying that nobody is exempt from the law and, regardless of social status, will be entitled to equal treatment under its parameters. It's also a cornerstone which maintains public confidence in the justice system.

• OPINION

  Just the tonic for Covid

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2023

  » As the country has overcome the coronavirus crisis, interest in promoting research into green chiretta or fah talai jone, a herbal medicine that played a role in treating a large number of patients at the peak of the pandemic, has subsided. This is unfortunate.

• OPINION

  Coming clean on Thaksin

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2023

  » By the time the Corrections Department and the Justice Ministry decided to communicate with the public about former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's health, it was too little, too late. The agency's reputation has been badly tainted as a result.

• OPINION

  No special care for ex-PM

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2023

  » Thaksin Shinawatra and his family members must express their heartfelt gratitude to His Majesty the King for his truly gracious act in granting a royal pardon, reducing Thaksin's jail term from eight years to just one year.

• OPINION

  All older cons need support

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2023

  » Video clips of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra doing exercise recently went viral. Images showed Thaksin vigorously punching and kicking a training bag, and he was also filmed lifting dumbbells and in a swimming pool. The scenes were presumably recorded some time ago during his self-exile overseas.

• OPINION

  Weed caution still needed

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/06/2022

  » As the discriminalisation of cannabis and hemp takes effect today, concerned parties are obliged to speed up a crucial law to regulate the use of the two substances.

• OPINION

  Clear air on pardons

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2022

  » Early this week, a corruption watchdog urged the government to explain the Ministry of Justice's criteria in pardoning "big fish" -- referring to convicts in major corruption cases, many of whom recently had their jail terms substantially reduced.

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