Opinion: Anti-Communist Song Belongs in Thailand’s Past, Period
Indoctrination isn’t what it used to be, not when competition for people's ears and eyes has become so intense.
Youth Deserves a Better Thailand, Don’t Deny Their Dreams
How young is too young to be arrested for your political beliefs? Fifteen? Twelve? Or even younger?
Opinion: Bangkok, a Most Visited City on Earth, and The Other Bangkok
Many Thais expressed pride when a travel website, Travelness.com, recently reported that Bangkok was the most visited city on earth in the first half of 2023 – 22.78 million foreign visitors compared to 19.1 of Paris and London’s 19.09 (Dubai clocked in the fourth place at 15.93 followed by Singapore at 14.67).
Opinion: Let Us Not Lose Our Humanity on Myanmar Issue
When your next door neighbours are crying out for help, fleeing from their home for safety, what should you do?
It seems the answer is...
Opinion: How Coronavirus Lays Bare Gov’t Inefficiency, China-Bashing
While Thai health professionals have won worldwide praise for their success in treating coronavirus patients, our politicians may need a serious lesson in managing national crisis.
Opinion: A Case of Political Purification at a Hospital
As political tension flares up anew following pro- and anti-government rallies last weekend, some took additional steps to ensure their ideological purity.
Opinion: The Time Has Come for Innovative Agriculture in Thailand
The current economic crisis resulting from the impact of COVID-19, has led Thailand, like other countries, to explore economic restructuring in order to provide more domestic work opportunities and compensate for the loss in export and tourism.
Editorial: The Real Tragedy Of 2010 Crackdown
It was the Democrat administration who ordered the crackdown in 2010, but the Pheu Thai government has also failed to address the suffering of those affected by the violence.
Opinion: Shut From Parliament, Monarchy Reform Issue Reopened on the Streets
Barely a week has passed since the Constitutional Court’s January-31 ruling that the Move Forward Party’s pledge to amend the controversial royal defamation law was unconstitutional when the issue of monarchy reform is back on the media front pages.
Down the ‘Single Gateway’ Rabbit Hole to Transparency Battles Unfought
Let's forget the few pros and many cons of the gateway project for a moment and review the trail of evidence that led to its public disclosure, a Pyrrhic victory for transparency if it prompts the government to better hide its tracks and find even darker corners to conduct the public's business.