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Creating the ideal city
News, Published on 30/05/2022
» Newly elected Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is asserting his readiness to work with every stakeholder to fulfil his campaign promises and make the capital more hospitable for everyone.
Judicial precedent 'needed' to prevent coups
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 22/05/2022
» Today eight years ago the military did what many feared it would do -- engineer the coup that toppled the Pheu Thai Party-led government. Naming itself the National Council for Peace and Order, the coup maker argued it had to seize power to break the legal and political impasse. To its critics, there can never be justification for usurping power.
Women to drive post-pandemic change
News, Published on 01/04/2022
» Women are expected to play a key role in the recovery of the world's coronavirus-hit economy, and they can start doing so at home in Thailand.
When to bring the curtain down
News, Published on 20/03/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon sparked debate over whether the government should call an early House dissolution when he floated the idea that it would be a good time to go the polls after the Apec 2022 summit.
Sathit's twin challenge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/03/2022
» Democrat veteran Sathit Pitutecha is now wearing two hats, one as deputy public health minister and the other as chair of the parliamentary panel scrutinising two organic laws related to the new election system.
Doubts linger over 2022
News, Published on 02/01/2022
» Tourism in major tourist destinations has clearly been picking up despite the lingering spread of Covid-19, especially since the country's reopening on Nov 1. But all of a sudden, there came an unexpected turning point – the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Rolling dice on casinos
News, Published on 19/12/2021
» For decades there has been no single issue more divisive than that of whether to legalise casino gambling.
OnlyFans star's arrest renews debate on sex work
News, Published on 28/09/2021
» The recent arrest of a 19-year-old known as "Nong Kainao" and her boyfriend for producing and broadcasting sexually-explicit content on the OnlyFans social media platform has sparked a wave of fear and resentment among fellow content creators.
Ready to reopen, safely
News, Published on 29/08/2021
» When Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on June 16 that the country was gearing up for reopening in 120 days, many wondered if he had set himself an unattainable goal.
Pattaya eyes reopening
News, Published on 05/09/2021
» The lessons learned from Phuket which has led the way in reopening to foreign visitors since July 1, followed by Samui Plus two weeks later, have encouraged Pattaya to follow in their footsteps.