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Politics, sports don't mix
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2023
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT), which oversees football, futsal and beach football, has made national headlines over the past few days, but not in a good way.
Keep House in order
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/11/2021
» Despite the Prayut Chan-o-cha government pointing its finger at the opposition bloc for the collapse of a House session last week, it only has itself to blame for such shenanigans.
Futsal case a test of ethics
News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2021
» Last week, a group of 65 state teachers in Nakhon Ratchasima embroiled in the controversial graft scandal involving local futsal court construction made a public plea for forgiveness and assistance.
Watch out for budget graft
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2020
» The harsh economic contraction as a result of the stringent lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus made it necessary for the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to inject an enormous sum of money into the economy through loans packages worth 1.9 trillion baht, while another 88 billion baht in the 2020 fiscal budget has been siphoned from state agencies for virus-related emergency needs.
Recovery needs careful planning
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/06/2020
» Thailand appears able to contain the spread of coronavirus at home as manifested by the absence of local infection for the past three weeks, thanks to the tireless efforts of the medical personnel and the public health volunteers as well as the cooperation of the majority of the public in observing the basic health requirements of wearing a face mask in public, social distancing and regular hand cleansing.
Futsal case doubts linger
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/05/2020
» A small move by an activist on Friday has asked a big question of public prosecutors who need to prove their independence in a scandal case.
NACC makes bolder calls
News, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2019
» Despite being an independent public agency, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been questioned over its political impartiality many times over the past five years. While it has proceeded with cases against politicians from the ousted Pheu Thai government with speed, it has either dropped or handled at a snail's pace cases involving the former military regime and its allies.
