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Dig deep in mine case
News, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2025
» A landmine explosion that injured three soldiers, one of whom had his foot blown off, while patrolling the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani province requires a thorough and transparent investigation.
Being graft-free is good for business
News, Bhumpat Ngamyingsanga & Tippatrai Saelawong, Published on 25/09/2024
» Risks of corruption and bribery are key factors that multinational companies take into account when deciding to invest money or conduct business in Thailand. Early this month, a well-known US-based company selling farm and construction equipment paid $10 million (329 million baht) to settle charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission after its Thai subsidiary was found bribing government officials to secure procurement contracts from the Department of Highways (DoH) and the Department of Rural Roads (DRR).
Securing Thailand's energy future
Oped, Supra-kasem Kashemsri Na Ayudhaya & Tippatrai Saelawong, Published on 22/05/2024
» Since the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, foreign governments -- in particular the European Union and the United States, have issued travel bans and frozen the financial assets of corporate entities and individuals involved with the military regime. The most recent US financial sanction on the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (Moge), a major source of foreign currency revenue for the military government, which took effect in November 2023, is a potential risk to Thailand as it is reliant on gas from Myanmar for electricity generation.
Reconsidering unclaimed dividends
Oped, Thanapoom Chaisiri & Tippatrai Saelawong, Published on 17/01/2024
» Every year, a significant amount of unclaimed stock dividends accumulates due to a loss of contact with some of the rightful owners. This amount is substantial. For example, unclaimed dividends at the Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) have grown to 746 million baht over 10 years.
Sado mines plan upsets Asia unity
News, Thanapat Pekanan, Published on 28/03/2022
» Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to purify the record of Japan's imperialism.
Act to end torture, disappearance
Oped, Piyanut Kotsan, Published on 10/02/2022
» In 2004, Somchai Neelapaijit, a lawyer and human rights activist, disappeared. He was last seen being dragged out of his car by four men. His whereabouts are unknown to this day. Last year, Jiraphong Thanapat, a drug suspect, died after being tortured at Muang Nakhon Sawan police station. Video evidence showed police suffocating the man with plastic bags until he collapsed and stopped breathing.
Global Britain's Indo-Pacific tests
News, Thanapat Pekanan, Published on 03/02/2022
» It is worth harking back to what Prime Minister Boris Johnson said when he was a foreign secretary: "We should have absolutely no shame or embarrassment in championing our ideals around the world and in this era of dithering and dubitation, this should be the message of Global Britain to the world: that we stick up for free markets as vigorously as we stick up for democracy and human rights." While he may have stumbled on his own rules during the Covid restrictions in the UK, those words he spoke as foreign secretary could not be more relevant to the direction of Global Britain today.
Why no women?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2022
» Re: "PPRP renegades unveil party: Sang Anakot Thai aims to heal economy", (BP, Jan 20). Your front-page photograph illustrating the formation of the new Palang Pracharath Party (Building Thailand's Future) is a line-up of old and bold politicians from the past -- all of them men.
Afghanistan a litmus test for this Korean dream
Oped, Thanapat Pekanan, Published on 21/10/2021
» How countries react to human rights issues in Afghanistan speaks volumes about their real commitment towards the principles of democracy and civil liberties.
Sitting on fence no real option
Oped, Thanapat Pekanan, Published on 26/08/2021
» Within days of the Taliban taking over Kabul on Aug 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying came out to express China's seeming endorsement of the Taliban's success when he stated, "We respect the will and choice of the Afghan people." While the tone of the message is suitably diplomatic, the clear implication is that the Taliban's aggression in recent days is welcomed by the national consensus of the Afghan people.