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  • Atiya Achakulwisut Junta

    Junta's 'Best' wall

    The nasty crack about Northeast people by 'inspirational' speaker Orapim (Best) Raksapon became worse when the junta tried to deny she is their mouthpiece.

    22 Nov 2016 at 04:30

    • Suranand Vejjajiva

      The set-zero problem

      The set-zero problem

      The attitude of the constitution drafters is the same as all the elites - their self-importance and ethical superiority lets them dismiss the people’s will.

      22 Nov 2016 at 04:25

    • Editorial

      Updating drug policy

      Updating drug policy

      Removing marijuana and krathom from the proscribed list has merit, but Justice Minister Gen Paiboon Koomchaya must enlist the public in his efforts.

      22 Nov 2016 at 04:20

  • Postbag

    Death penalty counter-productive

    Death penalty counter-productive

    The way to attract good and smart people into politics is to provide incentives - not fear of coups or a noose.

    22 Nov 2016 at 04:15

    Paul Carrel, REUTERS

    Merkel runs again

    Merkel runs again

    Burdened but unbowed, the German chancellor faces her biggest test ever as she sets out to win a fourth term in office.

    22 Nov 2016 at 04:05

    Veera Prateepchaikul

    Mark your calendar

    Mark your calendar

    In nine days, the Office of the Attorney-General may finally decide to go ahead with prosecution of Phra Dhammajayo for money laundering and more.

    21 Nov 2016 at 04:30

  • THOMAS ERDBRINK

    Opportunities for Iran

    Opportunities for Iran

    While he has criticised the nuclear deal, Trump has also said that the US should stop backing rebels in Syria and focus on the Islamic State.

    22 Nov 2016 at 04:10

    NOAH SMITH, BLOOMBERG VIEW

    The unlikely crash

    President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to label China a currency manipulator and impose heavy tariffs, but fallout is unpredictable.

    22 Nov 2016 at 03:54

    Le Hong Hiep

    Southeast Asia gets Trumped?

    With his shocking victory in the US presidential election, Donald Trump has made history -- and made a lot of people very afraid. His rise threatens to incite a revolution that shakes...

    21 Nov 2016 at 04:30

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    A Canadian by birth. Former Saigon's UPI bureau chief. Drafted into the American Armed Forces. He has survived eleven wars and innumerable coups. A walking encyclopedia of knowledge.

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    Contributing Editor of Bangkok Post who has won several writing awards. She's also Bangkok Post's regular op-ed writer.

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    An associate professor and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University and the Sir Howard Kippenberger Chair at the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

  • Suranand Vejjajiva Former secretary-general to the prime minister

    Suranand Vejjajiva was secretary-general to the prime minister during the Yingluck Shinawatra government and is now a political analyst.

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