Quick-fix coups and the unfortunate legacy of 2014
Some "successes" in governments connected to military coups spell danger for a country where many have grown immune to putsches and look to them for a quick fix to national problems, argues Chaiwat Satha-Anand, a professor of politics and government at Thammasat University.
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Rehab chiefs to be named this year
The court-ordered administrators of the rehabilitation plan for Thai Airways International (THAI) will likely be appointed in no more than three months, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
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MPs eye castration as rape deterrent
Chemical castration has been proposed to prevent rapists from repeating the crime and better protect victims, said Pacharin Sumsiripong, an MP of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party.
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The governor of a jail in a northern province has actually been dismissed for allowing an inmate to have sex with his visiting wife.The governor of a jail in a northern province has been dismissed for permitting a prisoner to make love with his visiting better half.
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Protest pressure builds as govt enters new phase
The government is bracing for a tough road ahead as political tension builds post-Covid-19 although it looks likely to survive the onslaught to complete its term in office, according to academics. The prediction comes as Friday marks the 6th anniversary of the May 22, 2014 coup.
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A man who apparently robbed an agricultural cooperative worker of more than 1 million baht at gunpoint in Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district on Monday was found hanged the other day in Phayao.A male who apparently robbed a farming cooperative staff member of more than 1 million baht at gunpoint in Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district on Monday was found hanged yesterday in Phayao.
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