EDITORIAL Congratulations to HM the King
The UN development award will give his 'sufficiency-economy' theory wider recognition
SIDELINES Election sham part of Thai Rak Thai's political scam
We have got a new batch of senators who are supposed to play the role of a check-and-balance institution, screen bills and ensure that the government does not engage in activities harmful to the public interest, among other things.
SUNDAY BRUNCH Measured protest
The academic who caused a national stir
by tearing up his ballot papers says he considered other options first
WATCHDOG Charter's ideals fine, but system of Senate election must change
The Constitution tries to make the senators as
non-political as possible, which is essentially impractical in the real world of politics. Given this constitutional flaw, it's
not surprising that the majority of successful
candidates in Wednesday's Senate election are merely extensions of the
existing power base of political parties.
