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The toothpaste which created TV history
Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/09/2025
» Last week marked the 70th anniversary of television advertisements in Britain. For years the BBC had been the only TV network in Britain and no ads were allowed. But in the mid-1950s along came Independent Television (ITV) which was launched to create competition, the big difference being that it was permitted to finance itself by showing advertisements.
'Save Thap Lan' campaign just a ruse
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 12/07/2024
» The viral "Save Thap Lan" campaign on social media is probably the biggest hoax of the year. As simple as that.
Punish proxies who imperilled economy
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/02/2020
» Proxy voting has again rocked Thai politics. The guilty politicians may claim they had no idea about the consequences of the voting irregularity, but it's undeniable that the practice now threatens to void the 2020 budget bill and has caused enormous damage to the country.
Mutiny that sparked a bounty of films
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/04/2019
» Today is April 28, and out of curiosity I checked to see if anything of historical significance had taken place on this day through the ages. The answer is... not a lot.
Forests cannot grow on state violence
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 16/03/2019
» Millions of forest dwellers will soon be subjected to more severe state repression than Thai Muslims in the deep South under the suffocating emergency law.
Something of a mixed bag at the supermarket
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/12/2018
» I nipped into the local supermarket last Tuesday to see if it was abiding by the promise not to use plastic bags in celebration of Thai Green Day. I was pleasantly surprised that the usual sea of plastic bags were not decorating the checkout counters. There was also a notice encouraging customers to use their own bags.
Central govt meddling no forest remedy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 26/11/2018
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha administration has vowed to be the first government to end land rights conflicts in Thailand once and for all through its nationwide communal land use policy. Can it? Mae Tha, the first forest community under this system, has the answer.
Trump's G7 bust-up shows risks for North Korea summit
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: Donald Trump's spectacular bust-up with America's closest allies at the G7 raises the already high political stakes for Tuesday's summit with Kim Jong Un, and highlights the dangers of the US leader's self-serving diplomacy.
P-Move close in on dream
News, Editorial, Published on 16/05/2018
» The government did the right thing to reverse Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's remarks and speak in good faith with P-Move representatives. Gen Prayut was wrong and unnecessarily abusive when he accused them of protesting in order to demand handouts. The People's Movement for a Just Society, to use P-Move's full name, is once again trying to right old wrongs. Now, thanks to clearer thinking, it may be possible.
Poll without people power holds no promise
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 10/05/2018
» After four years of heavy-handed repression, why has the military government suddenly softened its stance with grassroots and civil society movements? The answer is in the front-page photo of every newspaper on Tuesday.