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    Democracy's flame still flickering

    News, Published on 05/02/2024

    » The opposition Move Forward party is doomed after the Constitutional Court last week ruled the party's campaign to amend Section 112 shows it is attempting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

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    Tough penalties aren't enough

    Editorial, Published on 04/02/2024

    » Shocking crimes committed by young offenders often trigger a familiar demand: raise the legal age of minors so they must face the same penalties as adults. The sole focus on severe penalties, however, is not the answer to the rise in juvenile offenders.

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    Strong words from court

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/02/2024

    » The Charter Court ruling on Wednesday that orders the Move Forward Party to drop its attempts to amend Section 112 might not have dissolved the progressive party, though that remains a threat in the aftermath of the court's decision. It must be noted, however, that the wording of the ruling is startling -- perhaps the most severe and serious that this party or any Thai party has ever faced.

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    China, India: 2 faces of liquidity

    News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 31/01/2024

    » Lenders in the world's two most populous nations are having very different problems with monetary and fiscal taps. In China, creditors are drowning in cheap central bank cash, but loan demand is muted. In India, banks are in the middle of their fastest expansion in a decade, but they're parched for liquidity.

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    ICJ's efforts to build rule of law must continue

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/01/2024

    » Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, dismissed the ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the accusation that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip with the words "Hague Schmague". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was equally dismissive, saying that the case brought before the ICJ by South Africa was "meritless".

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    Thai-Cambodian ties enter a new era

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2024

    » Exactly 37 days before Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet was due to fly to Bangkok on Feb 7 for a one-day official visit, Cambodia extended Thai border pass access to Siem Reap, where Angkor Wat is located. This was an act of goodwill as the proposal has been on the table for discussions since Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's visit to Phnom Penh in September -- his first official foreign destination after being elected Thai leader.

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    Court may be wary of giving chop to MFP

    Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/01/2024

    » Notwithstanding the Constitutional Court ruling in favour of Pita Limjaroenrat, chief adviser of the Move Forward Party (MFP), in a case involving his iTV share ownership, the progressive party cannot breathe a sigh of relief just yet.

  • News & article

    Media laws need work

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2024

    » A lucid ruling by the Constitutional Court on Pita Limjaroenrat's iTV media share case has brought down the temperature of Thai politics.

  • News & article

    Asia is fighting back against the diversity backlash

    News, Published on 24/01/2024

    » A new year always brings some hand-wringing about how little headway we've made to achieve equality in the workplace. Complicating the picture: Corporate diversity programmes are facing a backlash, particularly in the US, where a court ruling on affirmative action has reverberated through boardrooms.

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    Klity Creek revisited

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/01/2024

    » Despite a court victory for cleanup efforts and an investment of over 800 million baht of taxpayers' money to rid Klity Creek of toxic lead sediment, the creek remains as polluted as ever.

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