Current Affairs
Government goes for ‘decapitation’ arrest against protesters; rights groups cry foul at arrests
The Thai government issued arrest warrants for dozens of student protest leaders on Friday, taking several into custody, in an attempt that analysts say was aimed at decapitating the anti-government student-protest movement.A prominent human rights lawyer and a...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Four years after the constitutional referendum, the charter is still keeping the coup-makers in power
Today mark four years since the constitutional referendum and the ramifications from the undemocratic social contract is clear, the coup-makers are still in power. After they overthrew an elected government, the junta drafted a constitution that allowed them to maintain...
Commentary
Trump mispronounces Thailand as Thighland during a speech about washing machines
During a speech about washing machines at the Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio on Thursday, President Donald Trump mispronounced Thailand as Thigh Land.The president referred to the American multinational manufacturer of home appliances as “the largest washing factory anywhere...
Current Affairs
Student protest leaders want to expand movement beyond students; calls for governments to listen to their criticism
The leaders of the student led #FreeYouth movement held a press conference on Friday calling for the government to listen to their demands and respect their right to assemble while also calling for the expansion of their movement.Student protests...
Current Affairs
Opinion: The Democrats have broken their election promise to amend the charter and no one is surprised
“Don’t worry, the only reason we’re joining up with the is because we want to fix the constitution and make it more democratic,” my friend, a Democrat Party MP candidate told me right after the 2019 election.The...
Main
AOT criticized for calling in private analyst to voice complaint about report on King Power connection
SET-listed,
state enterprise Airports of Thailand drew shades of the 1997 economic crisis
this week by asking Kasikorn Securities to withdraw an unfavourable analysis on
AOT’s stock and calling in the author for clarification. The move by AOT, one of the country’s largest...
Current Affairs
Prayut defends economic record, says the economy has improved since the 2014 coup
The Thai economy has improved since the coup of 2014, Prayut Chan-ocha, the previous junta leader and the current prime minister, said at a forum attended by foreign ambassadors and diplomats on Thursday.“Since I became prime minister on October...
Current Affairs
New cabinet members royally endorsed
Thailand's new cabinet members were officially endorsed on Thursday, with the new members now officially appointed to their new positions, according to the Royal Gazette.The new positions are as follows:Don Pramudwinai retains the Ministry of Foreign...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Apirat’s comments shows we do not live in a democratic country
There are only a handful of countries in the world that would call themselves “democratic” when the military still have so much influence on its government and politics.The prime example in Africa is the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Main
Revenue and profits drop sharply for Bumrungrad Hospital
Bumrungrad Hospital Plc., one of the country’s leading high-end healthcare operators, reported a sharp decline in its quarterly earnings after the country was faced with a coronavirus-induced lockdown that barred foreign visitors from coming into the country, a key...
