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  • THAILAND

    'VIP patient', court step up

    Published on 08/01/2024

    » The year is off to an intriguing start, with political pundits anticipating that three Constitution Court rulings this month and the potential release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in February will shape the country's political landscape for months to come.

  • THAILAND

    The passion of Phra Phayom Kalayano

    Spectrum, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2018

    » The name of Phra Phayom Kalayano -- the famous abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo in Nonthaburi -- has various connotations. For religion, he is a prolific sermon giver whose lively oratory style lures the younger generation to listen to the Lord Buddha's teachings. For social development, the 68-year-old monk is a living example of a Phra Nak Pattana -- or a developing monk who works to improve the lives of poor people.

  • THAILAND

    The movers and rule-breakers marking 2017

    Spectrum, Published on 31/12/2017

    » From flooding and fugitive former prime ministers to murders, unexplained deaths and a bitter row over coal-fired energy, these stories made the headlines in Thailand this year By Paritta Wangkiat and Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai

  • THAILAND

    Beyond the call of duty free

    Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/02/2016

    » Giant billboards advertising Lotte Duty Free surround the 150,000 square metre shopping and entertainment complex on Rama IX Road, opposite the Grand Tulip Hotel. The tourist-oriented complex is due to open in June, but behind the glass shopfronts where the duty-free stores are supposed to be, the interior is empty.

  • THAILAND

    The shelf life of bureaucrats

    Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 01/11/2015

    » Officially, “inactive posts” do not exist. According to a retired government official, it is simply a term used in English-language media to describe bureaucrats transferred to less desirable positions.

  • THAILAND

    The long wait for the truth

    Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/09/2015

    » Five years on, relatives of victims of the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protests are still seeking justice for the dead. As the Department of Special Investigation and the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced they were wrapping up their probes into the 99 deaths that resulted from military operations to retake areas occupied by protesters, relatives say they have more concerns than hopes regarding the outcomes of the investigations.

  • THAILAND

    The problems with impeachment

    Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/11/2014

    » As state agencies weigh corruption charges against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the rice-pledging scheme, legal experts are questioning the legality of an impeachment.

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