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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit in an undated photo. Photo: Prachachat

Another Party of One?

Some Thais feel hope in the yet-to-be-named political party by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, but will it be more participatory or another billionaire beast of hierarchy?

Brand NCPO, 3 Years On

If the military junta which staged the coup in May 2014 was a brand, what kind would it be?

What The EU Must Do Now

WASHINGTON, DC – The United Kingdom’s Brexit vote is arguably the greatest disaster ever to hit the European Union. Now, the EU must act fast – not least by ending the post-referendum market turmoil – if it is to survive.
Suthep Thaugsuban sheds tears June 3 at a Power of Thai People’s Nation Party assembly.

Wingnuts From the Right? Lefty Loonies? All Welcome in the Game of Votes

Say what you will about the ultra-conservative, ultra-royalist and ultra-nationalist Action Coalition for Thailand, but it’s a sign that something is on the right track.
Songkran revelers put powder on PM Srettha Thavisin during the Songkran festival in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province on April 13, 2024.

Opinion: 7 Months On as PM, Srettha’s Stature is Being Undermined by Some, and...

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.
Photo: Kecko / Flickr

Mergers: Powerful Tools to Consolidate Family Business

To strengthen their balance sheets and look good to prospective investors, family-owned businesses with plans to IPO on the Stock Exchange of Thailand tend...

Trump’s Deplorables

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton, the Democratic US presidential nominee, recently described supporters of her opponent, Donald Trump, as a “basket of deplorables.” It was neither a tactful nor an elegant phrase, and she later apologized for her remark. But she was more right than wrong. Trump has attracted many supporters whose views on race, for example, are indeed deplorable.

An Open Letter to Ultra-Royalists

By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Inauguration of Democracy Monument on June 24, 1940. The ceremony was presided by Prime Minister Field Marshall Plaek Pibulsongkram. Photo: National Archive.

Opinion: Why Do Thais Continue to Debate About Their National Day?

The issue of the Thai National Day, or the lack thereof, depending on whom you ask, continues to trouble the psyche of some Thais.

A New Year’s Contemplation

Some will observe New Year recovering from hangovers. Their passage of time marked by the fact that all they can recall is blurry due to intoxication, alcohol or not.

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