Opinion

From the Editors

On Saturday, Chiang Mai City was listed as the most air-polluted major city on Earth for the second straight day, according to IQAir app. Some say it was part of the “seasonal” unhealthy air inevitably facing residents and visitors over the past few months.

When famous rocker turned philanthropic runner Artiwara “Toon Bodyslam” Kongmalai recently announced another charity run, he was faced with a different political environment. Instead of a unison and warm receptions, a hero’s welcome for Toon’s return after four-years absence from a very successful run to raise donations to buy hospital equipment, his latest bid to raise 28 million baht to fund 109 school children raised more questions.

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

You’re a coup leader, a military dictator. What can you do to improve your image?

The number of new companies has increased by 20 percent over the same period last year, according to the Commerce Ministry, a fact it...

Weeks ago, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra called for various responsible for the county’s economic policies to discuss about the economic downturn in the first...

The new Cabinet has not been officially announced yet, but the ruling Pheu Thai Party has released an incomplete unofficial list and we can now do a preliminary assessment. So, what can we and cannot, or even should not, expect from the new Srettha Thavisin administration?

In what has become a vicious cycle, riot police needlessly and heavy-handedly disperse protesters using rubber bullets and more, leading to serious injuries or even death, and this is followed by demand for accountability and transparency.

The stature of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was further undermined this week by the “rumor” of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle next week spreading from his own Pheu Thai Party sources, only to see Srettha denying yesterday that a reshuffle will take place in the coming days.