EDITORIAL Stopping the propaganda war
Responsible news outlets owe it to the public to provide accurate reporting to combat 'media-for-hire' outlets
HARD TALK 'Failed state' the logical outcome of PM's divisive rule
Thailand may still be a long way from becoming a "failed state" as former prime minister Anand Panyarachun suggested last week, but for top politicians to deny that the country is deeply divided and most of its democratic institutions are not functioning is to deny reality.
Sonthi makes a needed overture in the South
Army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin entered into uncharted territory with his recent suggestion that the government do away with its policy of not negotiating with Malay separatists and start a dialogue with the militants as a way of bringing the ongoing violence to an end.
