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Crime still thriving
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2025
» The government's self-congratulation over Thailand retaining its Tier 2 ranking in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is misplaced. Remaining at Tier 2 -- for the fourth consecutive year -- is not an achievement. It's an alarm bell signalling that the country is standing still while crime spreads beneath its feet.
PM must step out boldly
News, Editorial, Published on 30/12/2024
» The annual tradition of giving nicknames to the prime minister and cabinet members by Government House correspondents appears like innocuous satire, but the sobriquets often reflect -- and above all -- affect the public perception of the leadership.
Being ginger adds spice to life
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/06/2023
» I have been reprimanded by a reader of ginger persuasion for failing to mention two significant days in the calendar for those of us who have grown up saddled with nicknames like "Ginger Nut", "Ginger Bonce", "Tomato Head", "Carrot Top", not to mention "Freckle Face". I plead guilty to allowing the recent "Cuddle a Ginger Day" and "World Redhead Day" slip by without a single bleat in support of gingers.
Renew graft fight pledge
News, Editorial, Published on 02/01/2023
» The year 2023 will be a year of changes for Thailand. The country will hold a general election, tentatively scheduled in May, and a new government will be formed.
Press takes aim at politicians in nicknames
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/12/2022
» The House of Representatives has been dubbed "Collapsible" by reporters on the parliament beat, in reference to its frequent inability to function due to the lack of quorum over the past year.
PM rejects year-end nicknames
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/12/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday brushed aside nicknames made up by the media for the government and cabinet ministers at the end of each year, saying he was not interested in such a tradition.
It still remains an offer you can't refuse
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/07/2022
» Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when a big film came out there would be massive queues at the theatre showing the blockbuster.
Suspect arrested in double murder hunt
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2022
» One of three suspects in the murder of two men and the wounding of a tambon administrative organisation (TAO) chairman was arrested by police in Nakhon Nayok yesterday.
It's always 'bath' time in Thailand
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/03/2021
» Flying in to a very quiet Suvarnabhumi recently I noticed the official ticket for the airport taxi still informs us of an additional "50 bath" (sic) you will be required to pay the driver at the end of the journey. The "bath" has been there since the ticket was introduced six years ago, so you can forgive what few tourists there are these days for believing they will be dealing in "baths" during their stay.
Doctors rail against 1am phone calls
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/01/2021
» The Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) is reviewing complaints from doctors whose patients have called them in the middle of the night after the Public Health Ministry gave out their personal phone numbers.