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  • OPINION

    EC must look at domination

    News, Editorial, Published on 28/03/2024

    » The hero's welcome which the Pheu Thai Party gave to the paroled former prime minister -- Thaksin Shinawatra -- during his visit to the party's head office was anything but a surprise.

  • OPINION

    Angkhana fights on after 20 long years

    News, Editorial, Published on 17/03/2024

    » During the peak of the violence in the Deep South, prominent human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit was abducted and disappeared without a trace on March 12, 2004. Despite two decades having passed, truth and justice remain elusive, compounding his family's pain stemming from an unjust justice system.

  • OPINION

    Eras Tour a wake-up call

    News, Editorial, Published on 11/03/2024

    » In the brouhaha surrounding Taylor Swift's exclusive concert deal with Singapore, the Thai government -- instead of trying to emulate our nice neighbour's shrewd stratagem in paying artists not to play in neighbouring nations -- should focus on the fundamental problem that Thailand, despite being a preferred tourist destination, is not a priority choice for acclaimed concerts.

  • OPINION

    Political 'privilege'

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2024

    » With the court acquitting her of charges linked to a roadshow campaign, the countdown has begun for fugitive ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return to Thailand after more than 10 years of self-imposed exile. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and Yingluck's niece, said the runaway ex-PM wants to come home but has not yet set a date.

  • OPINION

    The perils of too much democracy

    Editorial, Published on 11/02/2024

    » This is a big week for democracy in Asia, with two nations of almost half a billion people going to the polls in the space of a couple of days.

  • OPINION

    Political landmine

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2024

    » A group of Cambodian dissidents were rounded up by police in the Rangsit area on Dec 29, while others were attacked on New Year's Eve by Thai men while giving a lecture on the country's charter and human rights situation to their compatriots in Samut Prakan.

  • 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

    It's now time for healing

    News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2023

    » Public anxiety has grown as the Move Forward Party (MFP) is pushing for an amnesty bill that seeks to pardon all groups involved in colour-coded conflicts and also offenders of the draconian Section 112 of the Criminal Code -- lese majeste law.

  • OPINION

    The Thaksin treatment

    News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2023

    » Yesterday marked three months since former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returned from self-imposed exile on Aug 22, which was the last time he has been seen in public.

  • OPINION

    Myanmar still a   ticking time bomb

    Editorial, Published on 19/11/2023

    » In the three years following the Feb 1 coup in Myanmar, the situation in the country has gone from bad to hellish. In fact, the situation has deteriorated so much that Thailand has no option but to start taking proactive steps to prepare for an imminent humanitarian crisis.

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