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No checks on military
News, Editorial, Published on 17/01/2026
» The recent decision by the caretaker government to classify the 2026 fiscal defence budget as confidential raises serious questions about transparency and accountability.
Charter referendum registration period 'final'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2026
» The Election Commission (EC) on Monday explained it cannot extend the registration period for out‑of‑constituency and overseas voting in the constitutional referendum. It said strict deadlines and logistical reasons made an extension impossible.
Rising to the AI challenge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/01/2026
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping nearly every sector of society -- from state agencies and private businesses to independent organisations, education and the media. Yet despite AI's growing presence, Thailand remains largely a technology taker rather than a technology maker, relying heavily on foreign platforms and expertise.
Secrecy on tally of generals draws flak
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/02/2025
» The number of generals in the nation's armed forces is "highly confidential" information that cannot be disclosed due to the risk that would present to national security, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Conscription panic isn't the debate Europe needs
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 06/04/2024
» 'The French are all soldiers and must defend their homeland." So decreed the 18th-century law that made military service mandatory in France, until the end of the Cold War banished it to the history books and replaced it with a kind of glorified recruitment day -- which I dutifully attended as a teenager and promptly forgot about. Nobody under the age of 45 in France has forcibly worn army fatigues or picked up a weapon, including Emmanuel Macron.
Musk must be more transparent about Neuralink
News, F D Flam, Published on 05/02/2024
» When researchers with Elon Musk's company Neuralink implanted a chip in someone's brain, they were working under a Food and Drug Administration clearance. But that doesn't mean this experiment was safe or ethical.
AI could reshape state
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2023
» It is good news the government is poised to tap the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in giving inert administrative functions a much-needed boost. Some, however, wonder if the Srettha government's AI's dream will come true.
Cohesion over possible invasion
News, Greg Torode, Published on 28/10/2022
» Chinese President Xi Jinping's new generals may have been selected for their political loyalty to him, but those ties could serve at least one vital military purpose in any Taiwan invasion plan: ensuring cohesion and decisiveness.
B1.3bn fund for army, air force 'will be scrutinised'
News, Wassana Nanuam and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/09/2022
» A 1.3-billion-baht fund, which was approved in a closed-door cabinet meeting this week, is accountable as it comes under the scrutiny of the state auditor, according to army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewthae.
Sinovac may be only choice for many
News, Published on 26/07/2021
» One of the biggest concerns of many Thais is how to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, especially as the government's mass vaccination drive has hit so many obstacles.