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Cops and robbers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/05/2024
» Re: " 'Big Joke' awaits another miracle", (Opinion, April 29).
Hair of the dog
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/05/2024
» Re: "BoT needs to communicate," and "Govt wallet plan needs 'monitors' ", (BP, April 29).
Cabinet conundrum
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2024
» Less than eight months into office and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has decided to reshuffle his cabinet to, in his own words, "put the right man in the right job".
How elections bring about a cycle of devaluation
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 01/05/2024
» The proposition that major currency devaluations are more likely to come immediately after, rather than before, an election is being tested anew. In the biggest voting year in history, the implications could be far-reaching.
Is China stockpiling resources in case of future war?
News, Published on 29/04/2024
» In the eastern Chinese port of Dongying, the start of 2024 has often seen several tankers docked simultaneously discharging Russian crude oil into a new 31.5-million-barrel storage facility completed late last year.
Lifting Asean's efforts with Myanmar
Oped, Published on 27/04/2024
» About three years ago, Asean leaders gathered in Jakarta for an emergency summit on Myanmar at which the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) -- entailing the cessation of violence in the country, constructive dialogue among parties to the conflict, the appointment of a special Myanmar envoy and the provision of humanitarian assistance -- was agreed upon with the State Administration Council's (SAC) senior general Min Aung Hlaing.
Saving the Senate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2024
» The 250-member Senate's five-year term will end on May 10. Hand-picked by the junta, when it was known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and appointed by HM the King in accordance with Section 113 of the Constitution, it is little surprise the Senate will be remembered as the legacy of the former military government led by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Owner must pay
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/04/2024
» Re: "Warehouse fire prompts evacuations", (BP, April 23).
All in to fix charter
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/04/2024
» Through its endorsement of three referendums that would amend Thailand's entire charter, a proposal that was forwarded by a study panel under Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, the government has now set in motion the charter drafting process. It is looking like it will proceed at a snail's pace.
Will US military aid to Ukraine tip the scales?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/04/2024
» 'I've said before, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may," said Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The chips being the 10 or 20,000 extra Ukrainians who died needlessly during the six months when the Republican Party blocked the sending of any more US military aid to Ukraine.