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On Thaksin's return plans
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/06/2023
» Self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has once again vowed to return home next month after 17 years of living abroad.
NBTC must play to win
News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2022
» Members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) will meet today to decide whether to foot the 1.6-billion-baht bill to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, as demanded by the government.
Concession transparency
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/06/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has made a plausible move in ordering a review of the Green Line skytrain concessions.
Merger rings alarm bells
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/11/2021
» The news of the amalgamation of True Corporation Plc (True) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) should ring alarm bells about the downsides of unchecked capitalism.
Come clean on assets
News, Editorial, Published on 21/03/2019
» The plan by Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit to voluntarily transfer his assets to a so-called "blind trust" prior to becoming an MP is a welcome move, even though it is no magic bullet to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
Web must be for all Thais
News, Editorial, Published on 17/11/2017
» After having provided 11.7 million social welfare cardholders with limited monthly allowances for goods and transport, the government has now come up with a new plan. The Finance Ministry on Wednesday revealed that it intends to give a mobile SIM card with free internet access to each registered low-income earner.
Thais unite to bid farewell
News, Editorial, Published on 26/10/2017
» Whenever their fellow Thais endure grief or difficult times, people from all walks of life in Thailand always show they have plenty of compassion and often offer unconditional help in whatever form they can. It is no exception Thursday as the nation mourns and says goodbye to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Back to work on graft bill
News, Editorial, Published on 29/08/2017
» The recent conflict of interest bill is charged with great missions. It aims to ensure that a wide range of "problematic grey areas" concerning corruption in state offices -- from bribery to self-dealing, nepotism to misuse of positions -- will not be tolerated but criminally punished.
A chance to fix the NBTC
News, Editorial, Published on 25/07/2017
» The broadcast business has declared an emergency of sorts over the future of the industry's regulators. The terms for executives in charge of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) expire on Oct 6. Realistically, there is not enough time to appoint a new board.
Live-wire response to a power struggle
News, Editorial, Published on 03/07/2016
» If Bill Gates had really wanted to embarrass Thailand, he could have done a lot better.