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Stipend fiasco reveals flaws
Sports, Editorial, Published on 28/01/2021
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith made a timely move to intervene in cases of elderly people who are inadvertently indebted to the state for accepting monthly living allowances for years without being aware that they are ineligible. Such decisiveness is noteworthy.
Bursting the PM's bubble
Sports, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2019
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's televised speech on Monday, to bid farewell to his military government and National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), shows how big a bubble he has been living in these past five years.
Land rights struggle mustn't be in vain
Sports, Published on 22/11/2018
» As the country's land conflicts have intensified, many will recall the role of the Farmers' Federation of Thailand, which struggled fiercely for land justice during the 1970s.
At last Ariya can lay to rest the heartbreak
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/05/2016
» Three years ago I witnessed one of the most painful scenes I have ever experienced in a golf tournament.
Re-election of regional voters can lift Somyot
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 24/01/2016
» Friday's re-election of 30 representatives from the Regional League (Division Two, third tier) is largely being seen as a shot in the arm for former national police chief Somyot Poompunmuang in his bid to take over the Football Association of Thailand's top office.
Beacon of hope for British Isles teams
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/09/2014
» It is not often that the four British international teams and the Republic of Ireland put together half-decent performances in their opening Euro qualifiers, but that was almost the case earlier this week, although Wales did not exactly cover themselves in glory.
Thai football in headlines for wrong reasons
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 13/06/2014
» According to Fifa, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) was established in 1916 and joined the sport’s governing body in 1925.
Costa may be Spain’s weak link
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 18/06/2014
» Defending champions Spain will have to begin packing their bags if they lose to Chile in their second Group B game today after suffering an embarrassing 5-1 defeat against the Netherlands in their opening match.