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OPINION

Next government won't be a grey one

Oped, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 12/02/2026

» The formula for the new government will be an amalgamation of three colours -- navy blue representing the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), red symbolising Pheu Thai (PT), and light blue, the colour code of the Democrat Party.

OPINION

Built on graft

Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/01/2026

» Re: "Living in Thailand's age of impunity", (BP, Jan 17).

OPINION

Strongman warning

Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/09/2025

» Re: "Authoritarians' brave new cities", (Opinion, Sept 23).

OPINION

Pheu Thai must move on

Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/09/2025

» Weeks have passed since the People's Party (PP) threw its support behind Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul's premiership bid.

OPINION

Indonesian democracy on brink

Oped, Lili Yan Ing, Published on 11/09/2025

» Less than 11 months into his term, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto faces a stark choice. He can be remembered either as a leader whose presidency was defined by public anger and discontent, or as one who recognised the challenges facing his country and acted in the national interest.

OPINION

Do the maths

Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/09/2025

» Re: "Online reading grows", (BP, Sept 9).

OPINION

Thaksin exit seals party's dismal fate

Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/09/2025

» The Pheu Thai Party is collapsing like a house of cards. The last few days have seen a once great party lose all its pride but not its thirst for power.

OPINION

The postwar era's first democratic authoritarian

Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 08/09/2025

» The 78th anniversary of India's independence last month offers an opportunity to recall one of the most insidious moments in the country's post-independence history: prime minister Indira Gandhi's 1975 decision to declare an emergency and suspend civil liberties. A new book by political scientist Srinath Raghavan, Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India, not only revisits that fateful move, but also traces its lasting impact half a century later.

OPINION

A border fence too far

Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/09/2025

» The territorial conflict over Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province may compel some officials to opt for permanent fences along the Thai-Cambodian border.

OPINION

Judgement day looms

Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2025

» Tomorrow is judgement day for Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the Constitutional Court is set to hand down its ruling on the audio clip controversy involving her and Cambodian strongman Hun Sen. Regardless of the outcome, Thai politics looks set to remain volatile.