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  • OPINION

    Hunger a real threat

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/07/2020

    » I refer to news reports on the ongoing debate in parliament of the 2021 national budget bill. As in the past, the military arm takes a large share of the total budget. The PM says the money is needed in case Thailand has to defend itself against its enemies.

  • OPINION

    New hate speech rules threaten Asian democracy

    Oped, Published on 18/07/2020

    » Southeast Asia is experiencing new forms of hate speech that are increasingly played out over social media and a wide range of increasingly accessible digital platforms. Updated measures to tackle new forms of hate must move away from outdated policies focused on narrow definitions of hate speech.

  • OPINION

    Onus on PM to help aged

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2020

    » Most elderly people in Thailand are living in poverty and hardship. Yet Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has been sitting on the universal pension draft bill for five months, preventing it from running its legislative course. This is unacceptable.

  • OPINION

    Resignations a reality check for Prayut

    Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/07/2020

    » The resignation of Uttama Savanayana from the finance portfolio and the team under Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak from the party and the cabinet is a sign of cracks appearing in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).

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