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  • THAILAND

    Go softly, softly: 4th Army head

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/11/2022

    » The newly appointed commander of the 4th Army Region, Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark, says security authorities will avoid the use of force against suspected insurgents in the strife-torn southern border provinces except for self-defence as law enforcement is stepped up to deal with them.

  • THAILAND

    Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more

    News, Published on 21/01/2024

    » Muay Thai gym operators and foreign Muay Thai enthusiasts in Phuket and Bangkok have welcomed the government's decision to grant a 90-day special visa for foreigners who want to visit Thailand to practise Muay Thai.

  • WORLD

    62 dead in Noto earthquake, search operations continue

    Kyodo News, Published on 03/01/2024

    » KYODO - At least 62 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day, with rubble and severed roads still preventing search and rescue operations on Wednesday.

  • WORLD

    Iranian fighters feel the squeeze

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 11/12/2022

    » Sitting under an oak tree on a mountainside in the Kurdish region of Iraq, Mohammad Kurd said he recently fled neighbouring Iran after two friends were killed by security forces and the powerful Revolutionary Guard started going door to door to arrest anti-government protesters.

  • LIFE

    A love bound by fate

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/12/2022

    » Back in the 90s, there was hardly anyone who did not know of songs by Utada Hikaru. She was a Japanese artist who broke through the pop charts, which at the time were mainly dominated by Western artists like Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, TLC and Boyzone. Her tunes like Automatic, Movin' On Without You and the pop ballad First Love made a huge impact on teens everywhere, including Thailand.

  • OPINION

    Could your vacation end up changing the world?

    Oped, Published on 31/08/2022

    » As the United States sends stockpiles of weapons to Ukraine, another transatlantic mobilisation is underway. Freed from two years of Covid restrictions and testing requirements, Americans are once again travelling in large numbers. Market observers have predicted a six-fold increase in American tourism to Europe compared to summer 2021.  If you're wondering what shipments of weapons and planeloads of tourists have in common, the answer is: quite a bit. Tourism has long had a way of getting mixed up in international politics.

  • LIFE

    Graffiti artist follows his rebellious roots

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/06/2022

    » A daubed wall marks off a rundown area where makeshift houses were put up for rent, a stone's throw from a luxury condominium in the heart of Bangkok's Sathon. A 40-year-old man exits his car with pink luggage. He puts on a black hat and ties a small cloth around his head. He's wearing a long-sleeve checked shirt, shorts, and black sneakers and his socks are printed with cannabis patterns. Mue Bon, literally translated as "restless hands", opens his arsenal and begins to spray paint a rough sketch of the flightless black bird on the wall.

  • OPINION

    Friend in need

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2022

    » Re: "Enforce boating rules", (Editorial, March 1).

  • OPINION

    Prayers won't help

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/09/2021

    » Re: "Govt denies jab purchase graft", (BP, Sept 1).

  • THAILAND

    Drones to play big role in crime fight

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/07/2021

    » The Crime Suppression Division's Hanuman special task force has strengthened its operations with a drone unit, together with undergoing a tactical firearms course taught by Israeli police.

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