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Thai textiles shine on Belgium’s iconic Manneken Pis statue
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» In a striking fusion of cultural diplomacy and creative design, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has teamed up with celebrated young fashion designer Shone Puipia to dress Belgium’s world-famous Manneken Pis statue in traditional Thai textiles.
Forgetting what democracy is for and all about
Oped, Published on 10/07/2025
» On June 2, I got a sense of history coming full circle in the Polish town of Sopot, on the Baltic Sea just a few kilometres from the Gdańsk Shipyard. Sharing a stage at the Plenary Session of the European Financial Congress with Lech Wałęsa, the legendary trade unionist who led the 1980 Solidarity strike at the Lenin Shipyard and later became Poland's first post-communist president, I felt I was witnessing the end of an era.
Polish supreme court ratifies nationalist's presidential vote win
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WARSAW - Poland's Supreme Court on Tuesday said it had validated the result of last month's presidential election won by the nationalist opposition candidate, despite numerous appeals over the conduct of the vote.
IPOs decline to 13-year low on sentiment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/06/2025
» Initial public offerings (IPOs) fell to the lowest amount in 13 years during the first four months of 2025, with only four companies listing on Thai bourses, attributed to sluggish investment sentiment, tighter regulatory requirements under new listing rules and broader economic headwinds.
Poland holds tight vote with EU role at stake
AFP, Published on 01/06/2025
» WARSAW - Poles began voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election with major implications for the country's role in Europe, and for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
France, Poland sign treaty with mutual defence pledge
AFP, Published on 10/05/2025
» PARIS - France and Poland on Friday signed a treaty committing both sides to mutual assistance in case of an attack by an aggressor, strengthening ties between the EU heavyweights in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Trump-era elections in the Anglosphere
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/04/2025
» The dictionary defines a "horse whisperer" as "someone who is skilled at training horses using gentle, non-violent methods based on understanding horse behaviour and psychology". By that standard, the only "Trump-whisperer" in Europe is Vladimir Putin (although Hungary's Viktor Orbán and Italy's Giorgia Meloni might get bit parts in the movie).
Sky ICT sees aviation tech expansion
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/03/2025
» The recovery of the tourism sector has driven growth in the aviation technology business, with a projected aviation industry growth rate of at least 10% this year, according to SET-listed aviation tech company Sky ICT.
Billion-baht cloud deal to transform Thai public healthcare
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/02/2025
» MAI-listed Pro Inside (PIS) is developing a central healthcare cloud project to upgrade the public healthcare system as part of Thailand's e-health strategy.
Democracy is in need of workers
Published on 12/12/2024
» Donald Trump shocked the world in 2016 when he was elected US president, winning swing states in America's Rust Belt, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, that had traditionally backed Democrats.