OPINION

Reform must be revived

Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2018

» It now seems clear that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has abandoned his promise to reform the Royal Thai Police (RTP). Straightening out the police was just part of the overall National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) reform plans after the May 22, 2014, coup. But this was arguably the most important and definitely the most popular. For years, it seemed the RTP was like the weather; everyone complained, but no one was able to do anything about it.