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Opinion: Coronavirus is a New Risk of Global Trade

In light of the new coronavirus, we need to discover and systematically assess the weaknesses of globalization and highlight the consequences of dependence.

Land Can Now Be Transferred to a Company Tax-Free

If you own land and wish to transfer it to a company to pay for your shares in that company, you now do not have to pay personal income tax on the price of land received, according to a set of new laws – the latest of which was issued earlier this month.

Opinion: Why We Should Still Be Hopeful for Thailand

Post-election political stalemate, the specter of the junta leader returning as prime minister, witch hunts against new party leaders – what’s there to be...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a Pheu Thai party general assembly meeting on Dec. 6, 2022.

Opinion: Where Do You Stand on 600 Baht Minimum Wage by 2027?

The pledge by the main opposition Pheu Thai Party to raise the minimum wage from around 350 baht per day to 600 baht within five years, or by 2027, if elected to run the next government, has raised a lot of eyebrows and ignited a fierce debate as to whether it is appropriate or even realistic and whether it will do more harm than good to the Thai economy or not.

Junta’s ‘Polite’ Repression

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Prison guards escort Bahraini football player Hakeem AlAraibi in December from a court in Bangkok. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

Opinion: Thailand Can Do the Right Thing For #Hakeem

Is Thailand merely an innocent caught in the middle of a diplomatic power play between Australia and Bahrain over the fate of refugee footballer Hakeem AlAraibi?

Gen. Prayuth: Respect is Earned, Not Coerced (Opinion)

Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha is climbing his way up Maslow’s pyramid, or so it seems. Four years after illegitimately seizing power and attaining...

Opinion: Indian Embassy Responds to Op-Ed on Kashmir

The Indian Embassy in Bangkok sent the following letter to Khaosod English to explain its viewpoints on the issues of Kashmir.

Opinion: Why Some Fear Thais Are Becoming Slave to the US

Former silver-screen superstar Jarunee Suksawat’s warning earlier this week that Thais may become “slaves of America” attracted frontpage news in many media and many readers, particularly young readers, who found it ludicrous and hilarious.

Khaosod Retracts Story Of PCAD Monk's 'Donation Request'

(24 February) Khaosod English has retracted the article in which anti-government activist monk was alleged to have requested donation from a pro-government TV station.

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