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  • OPINION

    Tales of Nessie won't stop resurfacing

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/04/2024

    » Today happens to be the 90th anniversary of the famous photograph claiming to be that of the "Loch Ness Monster". It was on April 21, 1934, that the Daily Mail carried the iconic front page pix of what became known as the "surgeon's photograph" because it was taken by London doctor Robert Kenneth Wilson.

  • OPINION

    Reshuffle needs work

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2024

    » After seven months of mediocre performance, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is going to reshuffle his cabinet. Yet those who wish to see a total overhaul and the exit of underperforming ministers might be let down. On the face of it, the Srettha 2.0 cabinet will merely reflect internal promotions within the Pheu Thai Party and its power consolidation.

  • OPINION

    US readiness for war -- watch its Navy missile policy

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 19/04/2024

    » In October 2022 a US destroyer and supply ship pulled alongside each other in San Diego harbour to attempt something the Pentagon had never tried before -- reloading missiles on a US warship at sea rather than tied up alongside a pier.

  • OPINION

    Wallet fog fails to lift

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2024

    » The government's announcement on the details of its digital wallet scheme on April 10 was meant to boost the popularity of both the Srettha Thavisin administration, as well as the Pheu Thai Party.

  • OPINION

    India election fuels nationalist sentiments

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 19/04/2024

    » Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India it's now official.

  • OPINION

    Handle Myanmar influxes with care

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 19/04/2024

    » 'Preparedness" and "humane response" offer keywords for handling the various mass influxes from Myanmar. Those influxes might range from civilians in search of refuge to fighters ("combatants") in flight, all the more poignant today because of the armed conflagration in that country and the precarious border situation.

  • OPINION

    International challenges demand action

    Oped, Published on 18/04/2024

    » It's not often an American ally addresses the US Congress, but when they do, it's time to listen. That was the case on April 12 when Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke before a joint session of Congress in Washington to both thank America for its post-war friendship and to reaffirm the continuing political and strategic partnership between Japan and the US.

  • OPINION

    Iran, Israel is a panto crisis, not a real war

    News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/04/2024

    » Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's "Supreme Leader", is embarrassed and humiliated by the complete failure of his drone and missile attack on Israel, but does US President Joe Biden have the empathy to feel sorry for his old adversary in his time of trouble?

  • OPINION

    A Songkran downer

    News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2024

    » Songkran festivities across Thailand continue to draw in both local and foreign tourists, all eager to partake in the joyful water-splashing celebration.

  • OPINION

    Dying from debt

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2024

    » The recent gruesome murder of a 10-year-old girl by her debt-ridden father in the northern province of Uttaradit raises doubts about the attempts of the Srettha Thavisin government to solve informal debt problems and related loopholes.

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