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Plan now for the digital era
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2018
» Over the past few months, news reports have indicated Thailand has entered a new era of technological development, with more companies embracing digital technology via the use of artificial intelligence and robots. But such technological progress has made some people worried about what the future holds for them.
Time's up for Prawit
News, Postbag, Published on 02/02/2018
» I truly admire Khun Arnond Sakworawich who resigned as director of Nida Poll in protest after his boss (Nida President) put a hold on the release of a political poll (BP, Jan 31).
Myanmar's military commander-in-chief on the rise
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 02/02/2018
» Myanmar's military chief, Snr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, has become the man of the moment in the country's unfolding political crisis. While he and the country's civilian leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, may not trust each other, he has become increasingly her indispensable ally amid the increasing international turmoil surrounding the government's handling of the Rakhine crisis.
A welcome, if late offer from General Rolex
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/02/2018
» The words uttered by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon Wednesday -- that he would be willing to step down from his position if that is the people's will -- are welcome, and come as something the country and the international community has been waiting for ever since his luxury watch scandal broke in early December of last year.
Yingluck's home, assets seized
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2018
» Over 30 assets belonging to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra have been seized by the Legal Execution Department to cover some of the losses of her administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, her lawyer said Wednesday.
'Headless' insurgents meet in haste
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 01/02/2018
» The Patani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), an insurgent movement in the deep South, is still struggling to pick a replacement for former president Kamae Yuso who passed away on Oct 25, a source said.
30 former MPs reveal plans to form new party
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2018
» At least 30 ex-MPs and cabinet ministers are to establish a new political party, according to a former Prime Minister's Office minister, and one of the proposed party's founders.
Right to disclosure
News, Postbag, Published on 31/01/2018
» I defend the right of Nida Poll director Arnond Sakworawich to publish the findings of his poll on the watch scandal, (BP, Jan 29).
7 face charges over protest
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/01/2018
» At least seven activists will face charges in relation to their weekend gathering at Pathumwan intersection demanding the election be held this year, police said yesterday.
Locating Thailand in the Indo-Pacific region
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/01/2018
» Bluntly put, there are two reasons that propel Thailand to the front of the Asean queue in endorsing the US-led Indo-Pacific region concept. First of all, Thailand does not want the Indo-Pacific to concentrate on consultations between the US, India, Japan and Australia grouping -- known as the Quadrilateral or Quad. Bangkok perceives it as an emerging broader Indo-Pacific community. Secondly, the region's stability and prosperity will depend more on inclusive security cooperation both on land and at sea.