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  • OPINION

    Two hats not good

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 07/10/2018

    » When Bangkok got too noisy because of all the criticism about cabinet ministers taking advantage by openly playing politics unfairly, the general prime minister escaped to the North on another scrupulously non-political trip to give away money and be photographed with every local personality and housewife within 20 kilometres.

  • OPINION

    #BehindTheHashtags

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/03/2020

    » Many student protests that were partly set off by the dissolution of Future Forward Party over the past two weeks has also ushered in new hashtags into the lexicon of Thai social media. At the time of writing, it has been reported that there are 28 hashtags associated with campus protests. Some are humourous while others carry strong political stances and sharp gibes. Whether you agree with these students who've chosen to make their voices heard, it's better to get used to their protest hashtags as more student flashmobs are on their way (but many speculate that the designation of Covid-19 as a dangerous communicable disease may be used as a tool to suppress them). Not to mention, an online campaign calling for people to wear black on Fridays as a symbol to oppose dictatorship began last Friday.

  • OPINION

    Puppet or own man?

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/01/2024

    » Re: "Why Srettha should risk it all for Pita", (Opinion, Jan 15).

  • OPINION

    Hazardous waste

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/06/2023

    » Re: "Get tough on plastics", (Editorial, May 24).

  • OPINION

    Telling it like it is

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/01/2023

    » Re: "Thailand's political charade exposed," (Opinion, Jan 27).

  • OPINION

    Dynamism needed

    News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2019

    » I don't look forward to street demonstrations, but it has become apparent that our leaders don't have the mindset necessary to face the challenges that are facing Thailand.

  • OPINION

    THAI food nosedives

    News, Postbag, Published on 06/09/2018

    » Business Post on Sept 4 reported the Thai Airways International (THAI) rehab plan to reduce its losses included adopting low-cost business models.

  • OPINION

    No, really, Big Brother is watching

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/06/2017

    » The Big Three of International Computing have convinced tens of millions of customers to spy on themselves. Considering this, what's the big deal when the government listens in too -- well, apart from the going-to-jail part -- at least?

  • OPINION

    Forum offers Thaksin chance to show some leadership

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/05/2015

    » An article in Naew Na online news drew my attention to an international leadership forum to be held in Seoul, South Korea, next week, with Thaksin Shinawatra listed as one of the listed speakers.

  • OPINION

    An ancient practice to suit modern needs

    News, Published on 27/12/2014

    » Five years ago, Chulalongkorn Medical School graduates heard the news that one of their former psychiatric faculty members, Sermsak Lolak, had been recruited to join the prestigious faculty of Stanford University Medical School. They must have assumed that Dr Sermsak would excel in the technical practice of matching pills to mental ills.

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