Covid-19
Opinion: When it comes to COVAX, it’s better late than never
The most common comment we got on Wednesday after revealing that Thailand was looking to join the COVAX vaccine program was “better late than never.”The other comment that we saw a lot of was, “why did you wait...
Current Affairs
Opinion: To the people that still support this government, please explain it to me
Apparently, there are still people who support this government.There are people who still love ‘Uncle Tu,’ still believe that this is a government run by good people, and that there is no alternative to Thailand except for the Prayut...
Covid-19
Opinion: Prioritizing patients by their politics is a breach of medical ethics, or worse
Thai doctors all swear the oath drafted by Mahidol Adulyadej, the father of modern medicine in Thailand. The first oath is to strictly adhere to the code of ethics set out by the Medical Council of Thailand.Rules 5, 6...
Commentary
Opinion: Prayut and his ministers have brought this country to its lowest point
These images should make you mad. They should make you upset, they should make you angry, and they should make you want to take action because the time for inaction is over.Last night, local media showed scenes of people...
Current Affairs Main
Opinion: The navy submarine purchase gets blocked, don’t worry it will buy UAVs instead
The executive order for the Navy to postpone the purchase of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht showed that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-cha had learned from last year's mistake.This issue of buying submarines when people are not being compensated...
Covid-19
Opinion: Thailand wants to withhold vaccines from its neighbours, it is the wrong move
News has emerged this weekend that the Ministry of Public Health and its minister Anutin Charnvirakul has plans to withhold locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines from export.Thailand is currently in the midst of the third wave of the pandemic...
Commentary
Opinion: Crackdown shows this government can work efficiently; just not to help the people
On Sunday, Thai police, the Bangkok government, and the national government coordinated a well-planned, organized response to anti-government protests.The communication from both police and the BMA were clear in what was expected, what areas to avoid for the...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Sunday’s protest is ill-advised and strategically stupid
The protest leaders, including Anon Numpa, have called for a protest against the government on Sunday. The protest leaders want some 10,000 people to show up.In the midst of a pandemic that is ravaging the country and killing thousands,...
Covid-19
Opinion: Why is Buriram getting more vaccines than other provinces?
First, it was Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, a former election commissioner who posted on his social media in May to ask why Buriram is getting more Covid vaccines than many other provinces that should have gotten it first.This week, it was...
Commentary
Opinion: Government’s misplaced priorities has Thailand firmly back in the third world
This second round of lockdown has seen some of the most heart-breaking consequences of failed government policy, doubly so as all of this could have been avoided.From a country that once praised itself for being able to contain...