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Thaksin undermining premier's role
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/02/2024
» The release of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from detention will present a dilemma for the Pheu Thai-led government. Sooner rather than later, Thaksin, who is now on parole, will outshine Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and that does not bode well for the latter and the Pheu Thai Party.
Paetongtarn must avoid past trends
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/10/2023
» It came as no surprise that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, former prime minister Thaksin's youngest daughter, was overwhelmingly voted as the new leader of the Pheu Thai Party on Friday.
It all began with a soapy TV 'moustache'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/09/2022
» With Liz Truss becoming the 56th British prime minister, it got me thinking about how many PMs there have been in my lifetime. The answer is 16, going back to Clement Atlee, which is a bit scary. In fact, while I was still residing in the UK there were only six PMs.
Lese majeste clarity needed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2021
» The two leading opposition parties -- Pheu Thai and Move Forward -- have made their stances clear on the controversial Section 112 of the criminal code, better known as the lese majeste law.
Big data to keep Thai workers afloat
Oped, Winit Theanvanichpant, Published on 26/08/2020
» Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Thailand early this year, businesses have been falling like dominoes. Millions of people have lost their jobs in the country's worst economic downturn in recent memory. Yet some jobs have survived the pandemic better than others.
Respect labour rights to avert sanction
News, Yongyuth Chalamwong & Ratree Prasomsup, Published on 08/01/2020
» Apart from the baht getting stronger, Thai exports will suffer another big blow when the United States cuts Thailand's duty-free trade privileges due to the poor protection of workers' rights.
Baht, jobless surge spells tough times
News, Yongyuth Chalamwong, Published on 11/12/2019
» Media reports and analyses from various news agencies are in agreement about the Thai economy. And it is not at all good news.
How vocational education can 'build the nation'
News, Yongyuth Chalamwong, Published on 13/03/2019
» If Thailand's income per capita reaches US$15,000 in 2035 (up from $6,900 in 2017), it will have escaped the "middle-income trap" -- the term economists use to describe what happens to a country when its growth slows after reaching middle-income levels.
Chemical menace
News, Postbag, Published on 06/03/2019
» We read in "Watch what you eat", (Life, March 5), that "eating different types of fruits and vegetables helps cut the risk of taking in too many chemicals".
Thaksin's pawns continue to fall
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/03/2019
» My belated sympathies go out to Yongyuth Wichaidit, former deputy prime minister and former interior minister in the Yingluck Shinawatra government and former Pheu Thai Party leader.