• OPINION

  Thailand lags as Myanmar gains ground

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 22/04/2016

  » Few next-door neighbours have moved so far in an opposite political direction than Thailand and Myanmar, also known as Burma. After more than half a century of military dictatorship from 1962, Myanmar has returned to democratic rule with a free and fair election last November and now a civilian-led government under Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.

• OPINION

  Tales of development in Southeast Asia

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 11/04/2014

  » A popular development story in Asia features Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand. Back in 1960, their economic bases were roughly on par, their development prospects uncertain. Mixed fortunes awaited them as they scaled contrasting trajectories owing to a combination of leadership, economic planning, external challenges and varying luck. More than five decades on, they have ended up in different destinations that are instructive for struggling democracies in the region and elsewhere.

• OPINION

  Charter ruling shows political progress

  News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 22/11/2013

  » The Constitution Court's ruling this week to reject parliament's draft charter amendment to change the Senate from a roughly half-appointed to a fully elected chamber marks another crucial juncture in Thailand's grinding political transformation.

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