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Judicial precedent 'needed' to prevent coups
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 22/05/2022
» Today eight years ago the military did what many feared it would do -- engineer the coup that toppled the Pheu Thai Party-led government. Naming itself the National Council for Peace and Order, the coup maker argued it had to seize power to break the legal and political impasse. To its critics, there can never be justification for usurping power.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
Kicking up a stink puts new charter at risk
Oped, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 30/04/2015
» A fascinating quote popped up last week that sums up the state of health, and is perhaps a foreboding of the fate, of the country's mother of all rule books — the constitution.
This time, the putsch can bring change
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 11/06/2014
» If we think the coup-masters usurping power is such a pain in the neck, we only have ourselves to blame.
Myopic PDRC leaves future uncertain
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 17/04/2014
» A lot of us have managed to stay sane throughout the Songkran festival. But the political fires that were raging well before the holidays couldn’t be doused with a splash of water.
Fighting the good fight
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 13/07/2013
» There are no grey areas when it comes to fighting corruption, says Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, who calls it "the tiger hounding the rabbit".
Self-rule risks bedevilling talks with BRN
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 21/03/2013
» Call it monumental, historic or a big leap. The peace talks deal with the BRN has set many pulses racing about the prospect of our brothers and sisters in the far South living peacefully with everyone else.
A fair referendum or bust
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/12/2012
» Tearing up a constitution is no laughing matter. Without a thorough consultative process, there is a huge risk the charter rewrite efforts will heighten colour-coded conflicts needlessly.