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Army culture of impunity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/07/2025
» The Military Court delivered a ruling yesterday over a fatal assault at a cadet school in 2017. Despite the verdict finding the defendants guilty of assaulting the young cadet, it is unlikely to deter a culture of hazing and impunity within the Thai military.
Pita's big mess
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/06/2023
» Re: "Pita 'has sold iTV shares' ", (BP, June 6).
Soldiers are not servants
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/05/2023
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has done the country and the Thai armed forces a great service in recommending that the military brings to an end the use of conscripts as personal employees of higher-ranking officers within 90 days. Rights commissioners made a loud and clear official statement last week that the practice is a human rights violation.
How to stop PM2.5
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/03/2023
» Re: "PM2.5: Endless deja vu in Thailand", (Opinion, March 13).
Fitting finale
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/12/2022
» Re: "Messi and Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup", (Online, Dec 19).
In Iran, all options to curb crisis are bad
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/10/2022
» 'Death to [fill in the blank]!" has been the slogan of choice chanted by Iranian protesters since the glory days of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. ("Death to the Shah!", "Death to America!", etc) It's now forty-three years later, however, and the content has become a bit more nuanced.
Too many generals
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/09/2018
» Why are there so many Thai generals and admirals? That's a question no one in the Thai military will answer.