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    Don’t repeat 1992 hijack of democracy

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 05/09/2014

    » As it approaches its four-month mark after seizing power on May 22, Thailand’s military regime has boldly taken over the entire apparatus of governance and policy-making processes. Not since the 1950s and 1960s have the top brass been so directly and personally engaged in running the country. What it must do now is to avoid the fatal mistakes of past military-authoritarian governments and to prevent good intentions from rotting into ill outcomes.

  • OPINION

    Glaring omission

    News, Published on 05/09/2014

    » The new government, while including an intriguing combination of senior army officers, and experienced and qualified politicians, glaringly omits any female other than the tourism and sports minister. What a shame it can’t be more representative, recognising the significant role that women play in business and society.

  • OPINION

    Centralising power won't solve plague of corruption

    News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 05/09/2014

    » ML Panadda Diskul stirred up a hornet's nest when he suggested that some local administrations could not be trusted to spend taxpayers' money.

  • OPINION

    Let the Middle East govern itself

    News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 05/09/2014

    » It is time for the United States and other powers to let the Middle East govern itself in line with national sovereignty and the United Nations charter. As the US contemplates yet another round of military action in Iraq and intervention in Syria, it should recognise two basic truths.

  • OPINION

    The morality of merit-making

    Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 05/09/2014

    » Everyone has the right to believe in what they choose to believe in, and should have the freedom to express it. Regardless of how unreasonable those beliefs might sound, we should respect everyone's rights to have them.

  • OPINION

    Wishy washy US

    News, Published on 04/09/2014

    » Re: Scared of ‘racist’ label, (PostBag, Sept 3)

  • OPINION

    Let energy marchers talk

    News, Published on 04/09/2014

    » Once again, the military has decided to clamp down on free expression, obstructing another demonstration by the Partnership for Energy Reform (PER). Eight members of the PER, led by Opas Tantithakura, a former lecturer at Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat, were stopped in Surat Thani’s Don Sak district on Tuesday by local military personnel.

  • OPINION

    The cost of producing cheap meat

    News, Published on 04/09/2014

    » Factory-style livestock production is a critical driver of agricultural industrialisation. Its remorseless expansion is contributing to climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and human-rights violations — all to satisfy Western societies' unhealthy appetite for cheap meat.

  • OPINION

    Small win for historic preservation

    News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/09/2014

    » Finally, there's some good news. An old mansion in Bangkok that has been restored to its past glory has received Unesco recognition.

  • OPINION

    A capable cabinet, but in need of technocrats' help

    News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 04/09/2014

    » With 13 men in green in the newly appointed cabinet, the Prayuth administration cannot escape critics' questions about whether its military-heavy team has what it takes to move the country forward. 

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