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Anutin fuels border fear
News, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2026
» From a dubious plan to tightly seal the border with Cambodia, caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is seeking to form a coalition government, has now given the nod to construct additional fencing along the frontier -- a move that signals extended hostility towards Thailand's immediate neighbour.
Pirapan vows 'action, not rhetoric'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026
» Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, is ready for a fight. As the party's No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the Feb 8 general election, he has formally declared his return to the political battlefield under a slogan that leaves little room for ambiguity: "Decisive Crisis Resolution, Transforming the Nation".
The election's last-mile test
News, Published on 31/01/2026
» For weeks, opinion polls have consistently shown the People’s Party (PP) maintaining a narrow but persistent lead over the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the Feb 8 general election. The surveys have fostered a prevailing narrative of a two-horse race, with the People’s Party positioned as the frontrunner and Bhumjaithai as the most serious challenger.
Families mourn after rail tragedy
News, Prasit Tangprasert and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/01/2026
» Grief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic crane collapse that struck a passenger train four days earlier.
Pheu Thai's Yodchanan defends choice to ditch academia for politics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/01/2026
» Yodchanan Wongsawat, one of the Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidates, has defended his decision to quit academia for politics.
2026 outlook calls for recalibration
News, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 17/01/2026
» For global markets, 2025 was defined as much by what did not happen as by what did. The year offered a masterclass in the power of a single narrative, with massive, concentrated bets on AI masking various other unanswered questions. Yet as we move further into 2026, the AI narrative is unlikely to prove strong enough to continue overshadowing other lingering uncertainties, many of which reflect deeper structural shifts. For investors, central banks, and governments alike, the situation demands adaptation.
Living in Thailand's age of impunity
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026
» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.
Universities pushed to engage
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 16/01/2026
» Thai universities must redefine their roles and become more active partners in society, particularly during times of crisis, former deputy prime minister Surakiart Sathirathai said at the 10th Engagement Thailand Annual Conference 2026.
Academics sound alarm ahead of poll
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/01/2026
» A group calling itself Academics for Society are urging voters to impose an "electoral boycott" on political parties it says are hostile to Thailand's long-term development, warning that the country is nearing a critical breaking point ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
‘Big Joke’ bribery case now in graft-busters’ hands
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/01/2026
» The bribery case involving former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn is now under the authority of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), with police saying they are ready to arrange witness testimony and forward additional evidence without bias.