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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.
A difference of opinion
News, Published on 16/08/2025
» When the moment of truth came -- that Thailand had been slapped with a 19% tariff by the US, down from the originally threatened 36% -- several implications for the government were spelt out by experts, both positive and cautionary.
So what have you done?
News, Published on 11/01/2025
» The year 2024 ended on a rather perplexing note, with a big question mark hanging over what the government has achieved after spending more than 100 days in office.
The promise and peril of green bonds
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 16/10/2024
» Once occupying a tiny fraction of global financial markets, "green bonds" have grown exponentially in the past decade to become one of the world's fastest-growing asset classes.
A move that could backfire
News, Published on 14/09/2024
» Pheu Thai might not have considered the consequences of sidelining Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon's faction from the coalition and keeping the group led by Capt Thamanat Prompow, according to observers.
Tricky minefield lies ahead of PM
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2024
» The astonishing speed with which Thailand's 31st prime minister was nominated, endorsed in the House of Representatives and approved by Royal Command would not have been achieved without the intervention by "you know who" at the Ban Chan Song La mansion in Thon Buri.
MPs, Senate take aim at Wanchai
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/02/2023
» Senator Wanchai Sornsiri's negative remarks about Paetongtarn "Ung-Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party -- who is expected to be nominated as the party's prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming election -- have drawn criticism from his fellow senators, while the main opposition party has shrugged off his opinions.
Fraternal ties 'under strain'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/01/2023
» The fraternal ties between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will be under more intense public scrutiny following the latter's public statement last Friday.
No incentive
News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2022
» Re: "Foreign ownership conundrum," (Business, July 29).
Candles shine light on local artisans
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/07/2022
» Gone are the days when monks used candles to provide light, but the tradition of candle offering on Khao Phansa, the first day of Buddhist Lent which falls on July 14, continues, and with it Lent candle processions.