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  • THAILAND

    US soldier returns 'home' as armies train together

    News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 23/03/2020

    » The ongoing Thai-US joint "Hanuman Guardian" army exercise was a good chance for Specialist Michael Lindemann, now 31, to visit the place where he lived and thinks of as "home" for the first time in eight years.

  • THAILAND

    Doubt cast on MFP MP's conscription exemption

    Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/01/2024

    » Lt Gen Taweepool Rimsakorn, commanding general of the Territorial Defense Command (TDC), on Monday cast doubt over the validity of a claim made by Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Jirat Thongsuwan that he has been exempted from mandatory military service.

  • THAILAND

    Shaking up conscription

    News, Published on 11/05/2023

    » Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.

  • OPINION

    Prayutian Language

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/08/2019

    » You can always count on dear Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for unique phraseology that stimulates our brains in search of what the heck he truly means. Most recently, what he said spurred speculation that he may step down as prime minister for failing to complete an oath-taking, which his critics said could nullify the entire Prayut 2.0 Cabinet.

  • LIFE

    The wasteland awaits

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/04/2024

    » In recent years, avid gamers have been treated to a slew of live adaptations of their favourite video games, many of which have been executed admirably. Last year, HBO's The Last Of Us set a high bar for quality adaptations with its post-apocalyptic narrative that remained faithful to the source material and garnered widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike.

  • LIFE

    Unravelling a double agent

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/04/2024

    » The seven-episode series The Sympathizer recently dropped on HBO GO. Created by Park Chan-wook, the South Korean filmmaker of Oldboy and The Handmaiden fame, and produced by Robert Downey Jr, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and war drama filled with Hollywood satire. The bilingual miniseries will be released weekly until the end of May.

  • OPINION

    Sky-high ambitions

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/04/2024

    » Re: "PM touts plan to build world's tallest tower", (BP, April 19).

  • OPINION

    Western armed forces facing a recruitment crisis

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 01/04/2024

    » Every morning on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower, an unsuspecting crew member is called to the bridge, presented with a cookie and asked to sit in the captain's chair.

  • THAILAND

    King's second son obtains Thai ID

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2024

    » Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of His Majesty the King, says he is delighted he can now call himself a Thai citizen as he recently obtained his first-ever ID card after living abroad for almost 30 years.

  • OPINION

    A 14th century warning for the 21st century

    News, Published on 12/02/2024

    » A history student told me recently that he loves researching the 20th century but can't see the point of the Middle Ages. I responded that it can be a big help to understanding our own times -- very troubled times -- to view them in the context even of the remote past.

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