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  • LIFE

    Strings of diplomacy

    Life, James Keller, Published on 29/02/2024

    » With the generous support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and B.Grimm, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) gave an uplifting concert in mid-February in celebration of His Majesty the King's Sixth Cycle Birthday Anniversary and the 420th anniversary of cordial relations between the kingdoms of Thailand and the Netherlands.

  • THAILAND

    PPRP rift 'nothing unusual'

    News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/06/2020

    » Internal rifts are common in politics, and the latest debacle within the leading party of the government coalition is just another form of restructuring, according to Sira Jenjaka, a Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP for Bangkok.

  • THAILAND

    More MPs face land scrutiny

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2019

    » Environmental police will look into a fresh complaint against 21 MPs, five senators and four officials over public forest encroachment.

  • LIFE

    Take five: What's trending and happening this week

    Muse, Published on 29/04/2017

    » 1. BTS passengers take note: Have you experienced bruised hips and discomfort when the mechanical barriers at the entrance hit you if you walk past them just a tad too slow? A campaign has started at change.org, a petition website, to demand the operators of BTS to modify its entrance system that basically doesn't snap at passengers -- something that will relieve parents with children or senior people from unduly worry. The campaign message cites Japan and other countries that use more passenger-friendly turnstiles. So far, nearly 4,000 people have signed for the campaign.

  • BUSINESS

    Can Modi repeat?

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 24/09/2018

    » A day is a long time in politics, so they say. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in power for four years and four months, and his day of reckoning with the voters is still seven months away.

  • OPINION

    Education and the creative economy

    Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 02/04/2018

    » Following the raging success of the soap opera Buppaesannivas (Love Destiny), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha floated the idea to help fund the production of Thai dramas that incorporate historical and cultural elements. If this sounds familiar, it should.

  • THAILAND

    Nok Air flight delayed, door jams

    Online Reporters, Published on 18/02/2015

    » Passengers of a Nok Air flight were stranded at Nan airport on Wednesday for more than three hours after a rear cabin door could not be securely closed before takeoff.

  • OPINION

    Has reform failed, or has it even begun?

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 23/06/2015

    » Maybe it's the natural swing of the pendulum — what goes up must come down — and that explains why we have gone from fight-to-the-death battles against inequality a few years ago, to high-minded campaigns for national reform last year, to struggles against overpriced lotteries, motorcycle racers and the age-old question of whether casinos should be allowed to operate legally in Thailand now.

  • THAILAND

    Media in North want bigger say on council

    News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/07/2015

    » Media organisations from the North have asked the National Reform Council (NRC) to increase representation from that region on a proposed mass media professional council to ensure it fairly represents media nationwide.

  • THAILAND

    Activists urge end to draft charter

    News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/08/2015

    » Pro-democracy activists are calling for the draft charter to be rejected, arguing it poses a threat to civic rights and will prolong the military's grip on power.

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