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What happens after Trump, Zelensky spat
Oped, John J. Metzler, Published on 06/03/2025
» In a made-for-TV political smackdown in the White House between two uneasy allies, a flood of recriminations followed the incendiary face-off between President Donald Trump's team and the visiting Ukrainian delegation. The fear that the pending Ukrainian peace plan had already gone off the rails haunted world capitals.
Japan's media has to account for its own failures
News, Gearoid Reidy, Published on 16/10/2023
» The recent downfalls in Japan of the Unification Church and J-pop agency Johnny & Associates seem to be, on the face of it, victories for justice: Two odious groups that used their outsized clout for years to cover up noxious acts have at last been hobbled, if not eliminated.
Smart but no friends
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/07/2023
» Re: "Consider the people's will", (Editorial, July 27).
Double-edged sword of democratic hope
Oped, Dulyaphab Chaturongkul, Published on 29/07/2022
» Thailand is not new to virulent exchanges of polemical opinions between supporters of opposing political factions on social media and beyond. However, the latest outcry from diehard fans of the newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt against unfavourable criticism, proves one thing -- Thais still have much to prove before calling themselves democratically reasonable interlocutors.
PM must improve his 'soft skills'
News, By Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 25/02/2020
» Over the past several years, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has given thousands of interviews and press conferences, both impromptu and scheduled. By following and reviewing some of his encounters with the public on important occasions, especially in front of the media, a few salient points have emerged about his communication abilities.
No smiles for expats
News, Postbag, Published on 04/09/2019
» What is becoming increasingly obvious from your PostBag is that many foreigners who have been living in Thailand for very many years feel they are no longer welcome here.
Watch this space
News, Postbag, Published on 22/12/2018
» Politicians and political parties are claiming Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is unable to solve Thailand's corruption problems by referring to his deputy, and the watch scandal. If this is set to be the new standard of intolerable corruption, Thailand is moving forward. But for that to happen, politicians and parties now heavily criticising Gen Prayut have to stick to the 25 watches norm also when in power. I am sceptical, especially with the new party that wants to move "forward" by moving backwards, returning to the old democracy that was not so much of a democracy.