• OPINION

  Prinn's case, party's fault

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2022

  » At last, #MeToo -- the global campaign to seek justice for victims of sexual assault -- has come alive in Thailand. While the original campaign began in the US when a number of Hollywood actresses spoke out against a formidable movie mogul, the Thai version has sparked no less controversy, as it poses a real threat to the nation's oldest political party.

• OPINION

  Foreign expats' lot a mixed bag

  News, Editorial, Published on 19/09/2021

  » If the government hopes to entice wealthy expats and skilled professionals into making Thailand their second home, it must first improve the treatment of the millions of foreigners already living in the country.

• OPINION

  End misery in Myanmar

  News, Editorial, Published on 22/06/2021

  » Thailand's decision to abstain from voting to adopt the United Nations' General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the situation in Myanmar on Friday was not surprising.

• OPINION

  Patriotic film? Not now

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2021

  » The Thai Media Fund's plan to provide a 180-million-baht grant to support a film project that boosts patriotism has generated a big buzz.

• OPINION

  Youth inclusion a must in governing

  News, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2020

  » As Myanmar gears up to hold its second election since its transition to democracy began in 2011, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) -- with its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi -- looks set to retain its majority in the quasi-civilian regime. However, its projected victory hides the growing divide between its younger and older members, which, if left unaddressed, poses a risk to its ability to effectively run the government.

• OPINION

  A country for old men no longer

  News, Editorial, Published on 02/08/2020

  » Last week, outspoken hardliner Maj Gen Rienthong Nanna, who operates Mongkutwattana Hospital, called on Thai businesses and government agencies to stop hiring students found to have been involved in pro-democracy protests in a move he claimed was "a project to protect the future" of these young demonstrators by somewhat counterintuitively creating "list of individuals which companies, government agencies, and educational institutions must ban from being employed, enrolling for study or receiving scholarships".

• OPINION

  China's assault on reality a game

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2020

  » On April 30, journalist Chen Jieren was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a number of charges, including "attacking and vilifying" the Chinese Communist Party and government.

• OPINION

  Muzzle on free speech persists

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2020

  » The erosion of free expression continues in Thailand. In Reporters Without Borders (RSF)'s annual 2020 World Press Freedom Index, Thailand dropped four spots, ranking 140th out of 180 countries on the open media barometer, placing it one spot below Myanmar.

• OPINION

  Volunteers and success

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2018

  » The successful search and the coming rescue of the Wild Boar football team is one of our finest moments. The 12 boys and coach were found and then broadcast on video to the nation by skilled and tenacious divers who refused to take a step or stroke backwards for 10 agonising days. They are heroes. So are the hundreds, Thai and foreigner, who supported them directly, as are the thousands who backed them actively.

• OPINION

  Respect rights of the Karen

  News, Editorial, Published on 16/06/2018

  » The lengthy legal battle between Karen forest dwellers and Kaeng Krachan National Park officials, which ended bitterly for the former on Tuesday, shed light on the need to add a human rights dimension to our top-down lawmaking and oppressive law enforcement on forest protection.

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