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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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Tiny parties, giant power
News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2019
» After a week of what must have been intense negotiations with a small coalition party bloc on their quota of political positions, the administration of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has managed to survive, for now. These small parties, however, will remain a thorn in the side of the coalition government given its razor-thin majority.
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Party politics risks economy
News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2019
» For a country experiencing a fragile economy, with worsening economic prospects projected for the rest of this year and next, putting former junta leader and current Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the helm of a newly created "economic cabinet" seems to be an odd and desperate choice.
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Time to focus on policies
News, Editorial, Published on 22/07/2019
» The new government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha looks set to spell out its policy statement at a two-day parliament session starting this Thursday.
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Weak marks for manifesto
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2019
» Setting aside his awkward and embarrassing moments, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's outright combative, seemingly decisive and utterly defensive responses during the parliamentary two-day debate on the government's policy manifesto might give some the impression that he and his government know what they will be doing over the next four years.
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No will to stop encroachers
News, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2019
» Demolition orders recently issued by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for 11 resorts, including the controversial 88 Garmonte which was found to have encroached on a national park, invite a sense of deja vu. These infringements have been an unsolved problem in Thap Lan National Park for almost 40 years.
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Keep the central bank politics-free
News, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2019
» A clash of ideas between the government and the central bank which inevitably leads to a blame game often paints a picture of the critical economic situation. This time is no different.
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Back to the charter games
News, Editorial, Published on 08/08/2019
» The country is set for another round of power games now the opposition and pro-democracy groups have rolled up their sleeves and started campaigning for a rewrite of the 2016 regime-sponsored constitution.
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Just give us the right oath
News, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2019
» When he led his cabinet in taking the oath of allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony on July 16, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was supposed to recite the full text as stipulated in the charter. But he missed out the last sentence — a vow to protect and abide by the constitution. Many still wonder why.
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Collar bombers not scapegoats
News, Editorial, Published on 04/08/2019
» The series of bombings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, which injured four people last week, is a challenge to the new Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and those in charge of security affairs.
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