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Graft body faces test
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2026
» Two statements issued by National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) officials, urging a commissioner to resign over bribery allegations involving gold bars, suggest moral hazard at the country's graft-busting office.
Welfare rules need review
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2024
» Last week, Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa announced the expansion of welfare programmes to benefit newborns, the elderly and the disabled. While experts welcomed the push, it was certainly overdue.
Not above the law
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2024
» Faith in the justice system continues to slide downhill over the report of two senior prosecutors allegedly being threatened by policemen charged with being complicit in running a controversial online gambling den.
Disability benefits system needs revamp
Oped, Phakphum Jatupitpornchan, Published on 06/07/2022
» More than half of people with disabilities in Thailand do not receive welfare assistance from the government. This is unacceptable.
Lottery solution for old-age security
Oped, Phakphum Jatupitpornchan, Published on 26/05/2021
» When Thailand becomes a fully aged society next year, the majority of the older people in the country will be scraping by on little savings -- or none at all.