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No shield for tainted MP
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2026
» As parliament is set to convene on Saturday, it is clear that Chonnaput Naksua, a Klatham MP for Songkhla, who is implicated in an online gambling and money-laundering network, will seek parliamentary immunity as he looks to take part in the session. His participation will be a crucial test for the legislative branch.
Heat back on State Audit Office
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2026
» A music video released by the State Audit Office (SAO) came at just the right time. Without this house track, the harrowing collapse of its under-construction building might have begun to fade from public attention.
Wrong target
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/09/2025
» Activist Veera Somkwamkid's relentless pursuit against former deputy prime minister and ex-defence minister Prawit Wongsuwon in the luxury watch saga has been out of the media's attention for some time. The case seems to have been left in a drawer, gathering dust for years.
EC dragging its feet
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/05/2025
» The Constitutional Court's order for Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong to suspend his duties in overseeing the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has created public anxiety over a crisis of trust in the Upper House.
Don't rush State Audit Office probe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2025
» Yesterday marked one month since one of the worst earthquakes in Thailand's history shook the capital. The tremor mostly caused minor damage to thousands of properties nationwide, but one building -- the under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district -- completely collapsed during the quake.
Probe quake collapse now
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2025
» The massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday sent tremors rippling across Thailand, and the force of the quake was felt strongly in Bangkok -- a city of towering skyscrapers.
Return nameless victims to heal tsunami wounds
Oped, Alan Morison, Published on 26/12/2024
» A leader of the team that identified thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami now believes that Interpol's 99.9% certainty rule should be adapted out of compassion to try to reunite the remaining 380 nameless victims with their families. Twenty years on, the full story behind the huge detective saga in Thailand that gave names back to thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami is being told for the first time.
Road safety above profits
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2024
» The collapse of a launching gantry crane and precast concrete on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon early on Friday morning resulted in the deaths of six construction workers and the injury of nine others. It was a shocking accident on this stretch of road, also known as Highway 35, which is already well known for its high rate of motoring accidents.
Take abuse seriously
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2024
» The prestigious seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council that the Thai government recently secured comes with great responsibilities. It means the government must live up to the standards set by the council to prove that it deserves a seat on it.
Ukraine hospitals are targets of war
Oped, Angelina Kariakina, Published on 20/07/2024
» 'I'm not hurt! I'm alive!" I hear my father's agitated voice over the phone. The day is July 8, when 38 Russian missiles attacked Ukraine. Several of them hit Kyiv residential areas. Even though I live in Kyiv and get used to air-raid alerts, it's just hard to believe it's my family's turn now to become part of the target of the Russian missiles. "There was an attack. It's our building. I think someone was killed. I've got to go," my father hangs up, leaving me completely lost.