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Suspension leaves PM down but not out
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/08/2022
» The charter court’s decision to suspend Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha until it hands down a ruling over his controversial eight-year term limit as prime minister could be a bad omen for the army chief-turned-politician who, until this week, has run the country since 2014. Despite Gen Prayut weathering political storms and surviving many censure debates during the past three years, the onerous eight-year-tenure issue will soon be resolved.
Focus on competence
News, Editorial, Published on 08/03/2021
» Thailand will lose the chance to lead disruptive changes in the digital and education sector if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to allow political jockeying for cabinet quotas dominate his decision on the forthcoming cabinet reshuffle.
PDRC jailings reveal Ratsadorn's fate
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/02/2021
» On the one hand, the Criminal Court's verdict on Wednesday, which threw core figures of the now-defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) in jail for their role in the 2013-2014 protests, means a cabinet reshuffle is on the way. Particularly for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), the ruling is a political windfall for the faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon who can now tighten his grip on the ruling party.
Stadium debacle leaves bad taste
News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2020
» It's nearly a month since the army-owned Lumpinee boxing stadium emerged as the epicentre of the country's coranavirus epidemic. Yet there are still no apologies from the army or army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong.
Morally untenable
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/10/2019
» Re: “Not child’s play”, (PostBag, Oct 25). Unfortunately, in his efforts to defend the indefensible, Vint Chavala falls into a common corruption of those whose position is intellectually and morally untenable. He has either not read Yuval Noah Harari’s excellent books, merely copying what others have said about them, or he has failed to understand what Harari says, or he has committed a more serious moral and intellectual sin.
Dems have tough decision ahead
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/04/2019
» Having suffered a humiliating defeat in the March 24 elections, the Democrat Party appears to arrived at a point where it has to make an important decision about which political path it wants to follow -- whether to join the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP)'s coalition alliance, or to play the role of an independent opposition.
Dissecting parties' poll game plans
News, Published on 30/03/2019
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) made history by emerging as the third-largest party in last Sunday's polls within a relatively short period of time after its founding.
When alliances bear fruit
News, Published on 09/02/2019
» The Thai Raksa Chart Party and the Pheu Thai Party may be "too close for comfort" and this week's candidacy registration may have exposed something to that effect.
New party shows hints of cracks
News, Published on 17/11/2018
» The Future Forward Party (FFP) is facing stiff competition even from the ranks of parties considered to be its allies, and the reported undercurrent being whipped up within the FFP is not helping the situation.
Suthep marching in circles
News, Published on 03/11/2018
» Suthep Thaugsuban is thought to have got off on the wrong foot with his “homage to the nation” walk that ended this week.