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Democracy riddle
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/01/2024
» Re: "Déjà vu as charter court weighs MFP ban", (Opinion, Jan 12).
US and UK defend strikes on Houthi targets
Published on 12/01/2024
» The United States and Britain launched more more than 60 airstrikes on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen early on Friday in a bid to stop the Iran-backed group’s shipping attacks in the Red Sea.
Schrödinger's Island: Taiwan election 2024
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/01/2024
» Taiwan's fate is as unknowable as usual, even though we know who the next president will be. The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) William Lai, vice-president under outgoing President Tsai Ing-Wen, will almost certainly win the election tomorrow because the two opposition parties failed to agree on a joint candidate and will split the slightly-less-anti-China vote between them.
Mining on the Moon a boon of prestige rivalry
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/01/2024
» What could be so rare and valuable that it would be worth going all the way to the Moon to get some?
Head to practice green to knock five shots off game
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 10/01/2024
» Practising the short game is what many of us know we should be doing but the thrill of smacking many drives in a row in the hope of a few good ones is an obsession that most golfers have and alas -- only causes fatigue and bad habits.
Women seek arrest of US dating app voyeur
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/01/2024
» One of three women who claim they fell victim to a violent voyeur they met online asked police on Monday to arrest him.
Just the tonic
Postbag, Published on 07/01/2024
» Re: "Prospects at home and abroad in 2024", (Opinion, Jan 5).
Watthana top among condo buyers
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/01/2024
» Despite the high price per square metre, the Watthana district was Bangkok's most popular location among both foreign and domestic condo buyers and tenants because of its amenities and convenient transport options.
Israel held hostage -- and Joe Biden, too
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/01/2024
» Israel is withdrawing some troops from Gaza because the reservists who were called up for the fighting amount to 10%–15% of the country's workforce and the economy is showing the strain. But "nobody is talking about doves of peace flying", said a senior Israeli official. The intense fighting in Gaza will continue "for six months at least".
Deep dive
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/01/2024
» After supplying Pilot's Watch SFTI models for Top Gun: Maverick (2022), IWC Schaffhausen takes its Aquatimer to the fantasy underwater world in the recently-released Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom based on the DC Comics character.