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Immigration Bureau faces new scrutiny
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2025
» The Police Immigration Bureau (IB) is fuming over a Reuters documentary-style interactive graphic report based on interviews with nine people who had allegedly been trafficked to scam centres in Myanmar between 2022 and 2025.
Keep calm and protect
News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2022
» The 2022 Apec summit wrapped up in Bangkok over the weekend with a plethora of photo opportunities showing Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha rubbing shoulders with global leaders.
Make the best of the re-opening
News, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2021
» After much dilly-dallying, the national vaccination programme finally launched last week, with around 400,000 doses administered across the country on the first day alone. With the promised cure now being distributed, the public can now start to see the government's plan for reopening taking shape, improving the general mood and outlook across the country.
Food for army thought
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2021
» The Thai army only has itself to blame for failing to reveal the truth clearly and consistently regarding the allegation that it supplied rice to Myanmar's armed forces.
Myanmar needs help
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/02/2021
» When a member of the clan goes wayward, the rest of the family should not sit idle. This is what Asean's leaders have to come to terms with when it comes to the Feb 1 coup in Myanmar that overthrew the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who still remains under arrest.
Army must be accountable
News, Editorial, Published on 24/01/2021
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA), one of the country's most powerful institutions, last week marked Thai Armed Forces Day, a day when it showcased its strength and solidarity.
We must all act to curb hate speech
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2020
» Reports of online hate speech against Myanmar nationals over the recent Covid-19 outbreak at a seafood market in Samut Sakhon are of grave concern.
Activist saga casts dark stain
News, Editorial, Published on 07/06/2020
» The mysterious disappearance of an activist in exile has put another black mark against Thailand's human rights record.
Glyphosate slant omits legal cases
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2019
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is doing the right thing in standing up to the US after its demand that Thailand lift the ban on three extremely toxic farm chemicals: the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
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".