• OPINION

  Journo arrests hike tensions

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2024

  » As fears grow that the furore over royal motorcades and the fierce reaction from royalist groups might become the catalyst for further polarisation in Thai society, our policemen's storm-in-a-tea cup arrest of two journalists over their coverage of the campaign for reform of the monarchy has only heightened tensions.

• OPINION

  Opening an old wound

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2022

  » Today the nation again commemorates the Oct 6, 1976 massacre of leftist protesters on a college campus during a violent crackdown by police and right-wing paramilitaries, one of the most tragic incidents to blight Thailand's history.

• OPINION

  Empty talk stokes unrest

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2021

  » The ongoing anti-government street protests which have, at times, turned violent are a testament to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's ultimate failure in fostering national reconciliation, a promise he made when overthrowing a democratically elected government back in 2014.

• OPINION

  Rail projects need reform

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2021

  » The legal dispute between the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and the BTS Group over the bidding for the western extension of the Orange Line is getting nasty to the point that the government needs to step in to bolster trust in the state project.

• OPINION

  Timebombs lie in wait

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2021

  » Clashes between police and activists on Sunday night left many injuries on both sides. It's tragic that one policeman died from a heart attack during the operation.

• OPINION

  No 'peace and order' at all

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/10/2020

  » With the decision to round up the leaders of anti-dictatorship activists who occupied areas surrounding the Democracy Monument ahead of today's planned rally, the police may have hoped to prevent a face-off between the protesters and right-wing extremists.

• OPINION

  Cool heads must prevail

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2020

  » The country will likely see its biggest rally in three decades on Saturday, amid fears the state will use violence to crush young people's calls for democracy and freedom of expression. The government must prove this fear wrong.

• OPINION

  Act to avert bloodshed

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2020

  » As the country plunges into a deep divide, with the possibility of violent confrontations, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government cannot remain idle and must take action to avert what could become a national crisis.

• OPINION

  Police are defying govt

  News, Editorial, Published on 17/08/2020

  » While the government and authorities should respect students' freedom of expression and be open-minded towards their demands, the students movement also needs to respect the law to justify its moves.

• OPINION

  Arrests will fuel dissent

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/08/2020

  » With the arrests of more activists in connection with their role in the July 18 rally at Democracy Monument, which was organised by the Free Youth group, the country is inching once again toward political strife.

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