Will the Covid-19 Crisis Affect Thai-China Defence Cooperation?
Ian Storey
The Thai military has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to Chinese largesse, however, it will be able to secure the military kit it wants.

Ian Storey
The Thai military has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to Chinese largesse, however, it will be able to secure the military kit it wants.
Sihasak Phuangketkeow
The national carrier is flying into turbulence, and its woes are being compounded by a near-standstill in global air travel. The hope is that an extensive restructuring would put the carrier on a stronger footing – and lead to broader reforms of state-owned enterprises in Thailand.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Thai Prime Minister has extended the country’s state of emergency amid the Covid-19 outbreak. This is more an attempt to consolidate power, rather than a move to buttress the fight against the coronavirus.
Sihasak Phuangketkeow
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai prime minister has called on the country’s corporate titans to come up with projects that will benefit the wider community.
Nyi Nyi Kyaw
Official warnings about the potential of Covid-19 infection stemming from the return of Myanmar nationals has only intensified panic-vigilantism to enforce isolation measures.
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Prayut government has mishandled the Covid-19 crisis. The battle against the deadly virus should best be left to the frontline combatants in the healthcare sector
Sihasak Phuangketkeow
The negative reaction by many Thais towards returning workers from South Korea underscore the need for understanding and cooperation in a time of the coronavirus
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Current flash mobs in Thailand are taking a leaf from student movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Their similarity to student protests in Hong Kong has sparked concern
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
Recent fighting among opposition parties, and within them, has effectively granted the Prayut coalition government a longer lease of life
Termsak Chalermpalanupap
Too early to conclude that Upper House has found a new independence apart from the Thai military