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A critical lack of thinking
News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2019
» Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan's hostile reaction to Future Forward Party (FFP) MP Chirat Thongsuwan's discussion about conscription in a school speaks volumes about the reasons behind our education system's failure to promote critical thinking among students.
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Conscription's time is up
News, Editorial, Published on 16/11/2019
» There are many good reasons why the Future Forward Party's (FFP) bill to replace military conscription with a system of voluntary enrolment should be passed by parliament. One of them is that it will, for the first time, let young men, especially those from poor families, decide their own future. Another is that it will force the military to re-assess the usefulness and review its use of this chunk of the defence personnel, who several times have suffered grave human rights abuses and fatalities.
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Apirat speech sends chill
News, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2019
» It was "a lecture" that should never have been given by any army chief, for its combination of accusations against "the left" and young people, and sensational and biased political messages.
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Warming up to draft's end
News, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2019
» Once a fierce opponent of ideas to abolish military conscription, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently signalled a possible change of heart -- or at least, a more open heart.
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EC must tread very carefully
News, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2019
» The termination of the People Reform Party, which was approved by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, has led to fears that the case may set a precedent that could be exploited to allow the reallocation of certain MP seats to ruling coalition parties.
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Charter needs uncorrupting
News, Editorial, Published on 30/08/2019
» Touted by its drafters as an anti-corruption tool, the 2017 constitution features many strict measures aimed to promote good governance and prevent graft.
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A law inviting contempt
News, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2019
» Two recent cases involving criticism of the judiciary by two academics have sparked questions over what constitutes contempt of court. The debate centres on provisions in two laws governing court procedures.
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Govt critics face speech curbs
News, Editorial, Published on 08/09/2019
» Even though Thailand has bid farewell to the military regime under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and now has an elected government, three disturbing developments over the past two days have reminded many of the time when suppression of freedom of speech was rampant under the NCPO. They have also sent a chill down the spine of the government's critics.
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Weaponising fake news
News, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2019
» Both the army and the new government seem to have been troubled by what they described as waves of "fake news".
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Witch-hunts must end
News, Editorial, Published on 12/06/2019
» More than forty years ago, anti-monarchy accusations were among the propaganda tools used by far-right elements against student activists in the lead-up to the crackdown and massacre of at least 41 of them in October 1976.
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