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Isoc needs major review
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/11/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin administration's decision to keep the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) is a reminder to voters that politicians are prone to changing their minds as soon as they become a part of the government.
The silence of the Senate
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/02/2023
» As all parliamentary meetings will officially end on Feb 28, members of the Upper and Lower Houses are rushing to deliberate draft laws and wrap up their proposals and probes into corruption.
Good chance of being caught on the hop
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/01/2023
» To mark this weekend's Chinese New Year celebrations for Year of the Rabbit it seems appropriate to dedicate today's column to our cuddly cottontail friends, otherwise known as bunnies. Let's hope not too many of them end up in a pie or stew. As a precaution, just be careful when you order "today's special".
DSI must clear up image
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2023
» On Wednesday, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin made the right call by transferring the director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Traiyarit Temahiwong, to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).
Senate probe must be open
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/12/2022
» Last week, the Senate's ethics committee completed the long-awaited probe which could either help or hurt the Upper House's image.
Walk the walk
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/09/2022
» Re: "Chadchart offers his anti-graft recipe", (BP, Sept 7). Governor Chadchart says that honest leaders with a strong commitment to tackling graft are the key to fighting corruption. I fully agree and call on him to be a role model in being such a leader. Thus, he should not only be corruption-free himself but also committed to eradicating corruption.
Rice poverty trap
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/09/2022
» Re: "Thailand to push for fairer rice prices", (BP, Sept 4).
Senate drops the ball
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2022
» The image of the Senate has been cast in a bad light with news that two senators will be summoned by a Lower House committee to explain their involvement with a police corporal who won jobs at the Royal Thai Police and the Internal Security Operations Command's (Isoc) Region 4, allegedly through nepotism.
Wilful blindness
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/07/2021
» Re: "New tactics to help migrant workers," (Opinion, July 28).
Failed 'THAI-land'
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/05/2020
» Re: "THAI Airways a microcosm of Thailand," (Opinion, May 29).