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How to support Miss Thailand at Miss World
Life, Published on 13/05/2025
» Everyone is invited to join hands and support Miss World Thailand Suchata "Opal" Chuangsri who represents the country at the prestigious 72nd Miss World pageant, which is running in Hyderabad, India, until May 31.
Saturday vote flops hard
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2025
» The low voter turnout for the election of Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) presidents and members last Saturday is an embarrassment for the Election Commission (EC).
In a political year, some deaths spoke to the struggles for democracy
Published on 01/01/2025
» In a year saturated with politics in an ever more polarised world, where the obituary many feared they’d be reading would be that of democracy itself, one death seemed to encapsulate the historical moment we’re in: that of Alexei Navalny.
Nato's blame game
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/07/2024
» Re: "Blinken set for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang in Laos", (World, July 28).
It's getting too hot to vote in India
News, David Fickling, Published on 24/04/2024
» How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40 degrees Celsius? That's the problem faced by voters in India. A swath of the country's east is sweltering under a heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled classes, and one TV presenter collapsed on air with heat stroke.
Thailand Welcomes Its First Edition Of The Global Dance Competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style
Published on 23/04/2024
» Red Bull Dance Your Style, the renowned global street dance competition, will make its official debut in the Kingdom of Thailand this June 8th at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok. The National Finals will showcase 16 of the country's most talented dancers, carefully selected from Thailand's diverse and dynamic dance scene. Each finalist will vie for the chance to represent Thailand at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals in India this November 2024, competing against winners from 50 other countries.
Asian rally on pause as China news awaited
Business, Published on 27/01/2024
» RECAP: The rally in most Asian markets was interrupted yesterday, with profit-taking seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai as traders await more guidance on China's plans to support the country's battered economy.
EVA Ranks in Top 10 of UK and US CN Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
Published on 17/11/2023
» Conde Nast Traveler readers in the US ranked EVA Air eighth among the top 10 Best International Airlines, while readers of Conde Nast Traveller in the UK placed it ninth in the world's best airlines category. In both regions, EVA was also ranked eighth for the best airlines in the world for food. These results, along with more from the annual 2023 Readers' Choice Awards survey, are now revealed on their respective websites. These awards, known as the longest-running and most prestigious in the travel industry, showcase EVA's excellence. Travelers can explore EVA's services, destinations, and book tickets at www.evaair.com.
Is it the end of populism, or just a pause?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 19/06/2023
» We're going to miss the populist "big beasts" now that they're gone. Who will now tell us that "Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3"? (Boris Johnson) Who will describe Barack Obama as "handsome, young and also suntanned"? (Silvio Berlusconi)
Station confusion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/06/2023
» Re: "Yet another missing rail link", (Editorial, June 4) and "Partial Pink Line launch urged as traffic worsens", (BP, June 3).