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Censure saga is not a game
News, Editorial, Published on 25/02/2020
» Finally, the entire country can witness a political duel between the government and opposition after the House convened for the long-awaited no-confidence motion on Monday.
Foreign hypocrisy
News, Postbag, Published on 25/02/2020
» Why would other countries cry foul about the Constitutional Court's decision to dissolve the Future Forward Party (FFP) and ban its executives from politics for 10 years over the loan saga?
Dissolution only deepens political divide
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/02/2020
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government does not want street protests. The majority of people say they will not join political rallies either because they fear for their safety and believe they would instigate disorder, according to a recent Nida poll.
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.
1MDB queries need answers
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2020
» Now that the military junta is being accused of helping Malaysia's former government to cover up the multi-billion-dollar investment fund 1MDB scandal, it should be of utmost importance for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ensure that the public is given a clear, accurate picture of what exactly happened.
Lending half-truths
News, Postbag, Published on 26/02/2020
» Re: "Foreign hypocrisy", (PostBag, Feb 25).
Assange hearing takes cues from Pentagon Papers
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/02/2020
» The cost of being a whistle-blower is going up. When Daniel Ellsberg stole and published the Pentagon Papers in 1971, revealing the monstrous lies that the US government was telling the American public about the Vietnam war, he was arrested and tried, but the court set him free.
Tap the young to save greying society
News, Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong & Nawathas Thasanabanchong, Published on 26/02/2020
» With a rapidly greying population, it is time for Thailand to equip every single youth with proper education and skills so they can help sustain the economy and shoulder the rising costs of elderly care.
Virus truth must be told
News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2020
» The emergence of the latest three coronavirus cases in Bangkok shows just how vulnerable the country is to the threat of an uncontrollable epidemic.
Ruling is inconsistent
News, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2020
» I agree with the spirit of the Constitutional Court's verdict on the FFP's loan saga: loans should be considered as contributions. But have the Thai Election Commission or courts previously ruled that loans are, legally speaking, contributions? The Bangkok Post's Feb 21 editorial said: "The EC never ... informed political parties that there are regulations barring them from taking out loans. That's because there are no such rules." Also, if we had such specific and clear rules and laws, our EC and CC would have explicitly based their decisions on them, quoting the section -- but that's not the case.