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Brazil awarded 2027 Women’s World Cup
Published on 17/05/2024
» Brazil was declared host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup after winning a vote at the annual Fifa Congress on Friday in Bangkok, beating the joint bid of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to become the first South American country picked to stage the tournament.
For journalists, neutrality is not the goal
Oped, Published on 17/05/2024
» My ability to be neutral as a political journalist depends on the intellectual honesty of the people -- and the society -- I cover.
Thai Human Rights Council aspirations
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 17/05/2024
» Thailand's quest for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), Geneva, for the period 2025-2027, is rightly gaining interest among the general public. With a new foreign minister today, it is intriguing to prospect whether there will be more (or less) momentum in the competition towards the winning post -- with elections for the HRC due in New York in October.
Activists demand quick probe into jailed peer’s death
Post Reporters, Published on 16/05/2024
» Young political activists have asked the government to quickly and transparently investigate the death in custody of their colleague Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom and release political detainees.
Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» SYDNEY - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia's two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island's top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest.
Going against the grain
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/05/2024
» The government's plan to sell old rice stored in warehouses for a decade in northeastern Thailand stunned some onlookers, leading to concerns about the adverse impact on public health.
Slowdown weighs on current account
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2024
» Thailand's waning appeal in terms of attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), an uneven tourism recovery and the currency outlook are pressuring the country's current account surplus, which is still below the pre-pandemic level, says BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.
Amnesty panel to mull inclusion of S112 cases
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/05/2024
» The House of Representatives special committee studying proposals for implementing a new political amnesty will on Thursday determine the necessity of forming a new committee to consider the offences and decide if lese majeste suspects should be included.
Thais and French unite to promote sports, friendship
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/05/2024
» Thailand and France will co-host an event in Bangkok promoting people-to-people ties through the Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris this year.
Consumer confidence takes a hit from high living costs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/05/2024
» The consumer confidence index declined for a second consecutive month in April, attributed to a slow and uneven economic recovery and higher living costs, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).