Opinion

The Thai government on Wednesday controversially became the first administration to welcome the Burmese junta’s foreign minister abroad in Bangkok on Wednesday. The not-so-stealth visits became apparent despite hours of Thai Foreign Ministry bureaucrats refusing to confirm the news.

The disconnect between the hype and reality of Thailand’s world-class bureaucracy hit new lows Friday when telecom DTAC, the new Digital Economy and Society Ministry, and our friends at The Nation hosted a talk on cryptocurrency and the blockchain revolution.

As the world focuses on the fight against COVID-19, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is exploiting others’ distraction to extend its bullying campaign in the South China Sea.

The military coup in Myanmar on Monday sent a political ripple to Thailand, its next door neighbour, not because of any immediate influx of political asylum seekers (yet) but for the similar fate they share.

Thai government can – and should – exert its diplomatic influence to end the bloodshed in their neighboring country. 

At what point does the sense of shame becomes overwhelming? What does it take for the skin – no matter how thick – to start cracking?

If asked by a Thai who knows you are Thai whether you are actually Thai due to your political differences, expect something less than decent.

The recently released docudrama film “The Cave” – about the 2018 rescue of 12 youngsters and their coach from a cave – attracted much debate of the wrong kind.

The video I took for Khaosod English of a group of police dragging and then brutally beating a defenseless man as they dispersed the monarchy-reform demonstrators went viral in no time.

A foreign correspondent asked me earlier this week why it’s taking so long to achieve same sex marriage in Thailand and why we are not yet there.