The latest botching of a delicate security situation indicates a lack of sensitivity for the people of the South. The latest botching of a sensitive security situation shows that the government has much to learn. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he does not want to internationalise the recent exodus of the 131 Thai Muslims who fled over the border into northern Malaysia.

HARD TALK: Even privacy concerns don’t justify deception

Publicity can be a double-edged sword. And nobody in recent weeks has learned the lesson more painfully than Kataleeya “Mam” McIntosh. The media were instrumental in catapulting her to stardom and have been merciless in tearing into her private life. Kataleeya is only the latest person to understand the price celebrities have to pay.

The King’s constitutional powers and beyond ...

Continuity and change is now an almost cliched theme of historical study. Yet the story of the Thai monarchy demonstrates very clearly the continued general validity of such an approach.

End the static on noise policies

Last week there were a number of pronouncements by New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) executives about how they had settled on a management plan for the two runways at Suvarnabhumi Airport.