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When journalism still exists -- but no longer matters
News, Carla Norrlöf, Published on 14/02/2026
» 'Democracy Dies in Darkness" became the motto of the Washington Post in 2017, four years after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and one of the world's richest men, purchased the newspaper. Today, however, Mr Bezos, who has throttled the Post's opinion page and now slashed the newspaper's staff, seems determined to demonstrate that a free press, an essential component of democracy, can be killed off in broad daylight.
Anutin dismisses 'sick man of Asia' label for Thailand
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/02/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has expressed confidence in Thailand's economic outlook following the recent general election, rejecting foreign media portrayals that labelled the country the "sick man" of Asia.
Lampang EC hits back at poll fraud allegations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» The Lampang provincial election office has filed complaints under the Computer Crime Act against a People's Party (PP) MP-elect and a prominent academic over social media posts alleging election fraud.
Thai baht under watch
News, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2026
» As Thailand heads to the polls this Sunday, the campaign trail has been crowded with promises of wage hikes, subsidies and generous domestic giveaways. Yet last week, a far more sobering message arrived from Washington. The US Treasury has placed Thailand back on its currency monitoring list, a move that carries implications well beyond a routine financial assessment.
‘Flawed’ app points to Social Security graft, says critic
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2026
» People’s Party list-MP candidate Rukchanok Srinork has accused the Social Security Office (SSO) of corruption and mismanagement in connection with its 850-million-baht web application, saying the flawed project has left insured members unable to access their benefits.
Call-centre gangs shift to using corporate accounts
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/01/2026
» The Anti-Online Scam Centre (ACSC) has uncovered a new operational model used by call-centre gangs, which have shifted from using individual mule accounts to corporate "mule accounts" to defraud victims, evade scrutiny, and launder larger sums of money, police said.
DSI nails more than 3,300 special cases
News, Post reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» Altogether 3,325 special cases have been closed with total prevented damages exceeding 730 billion baht, including several high-profile cases involving corporate fraud, transnational crime, drug trafficking, and bid rigging, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said.
It could take 1 Danish soldier in Greenland
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/01/2026
» In 1910, Henry Wilson, the British army officer charged with planning for a possible war with Germany, visited the French officer doing the same job in Paris, Ferdinand Foch. The Anglo-French alliance was still a tentative, semi-secret thing, so Wilson asked Foch, "What is the smallest British military force that would be of any practical assistance to you?"
Top Democrat battles 'smear' campaign
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026
» Chaichana Detdacho, deputy leader of the Democrat Party overseeing the South, has filed a complaint with police against several social media pages for spreading what he called false claims linking him to a drug suspect who was arrested on Tuesday.
People's Party refutes accusations of secret deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2026
» The People's Party (PP) has denied allegations of a secret political deal with Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, dismissing claims that it had promised him the post of deputy prime minister in exchange for securing 10 MPs in southern Thailand.