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China challenges US amid Gaza, Ukraine conflicts
News, Peter Apps, Published on 06/11/2023
» As US and European warships gathered in the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions around Israel last weekend, the carrier USS Ronald Reagan dropped anchor off Manila to quietly project the message that Washington would stand behind the Philippines in any conflict in the South China Sea.
Failed alert for tsunami
News, Editorial, Published on 10/10/2018
» The earthquake and tsunami that devastated the capital and surrounding villages of Central Sulawesi should have served as a warning to the region and, indeed, much of the world. It is unfortunate that the reaction to the tragedy has been largely just a shrug. Indonesian and foreign experts have proved that a faulty warning system and unprepared citizens caused many, probably a large majority of the estimated 5,000 deaths. None of it had a noticeable effect in Thailand -- and it should have.
Safety last
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 15/07/2018
» The government can't prevent boys from being naughty any more than it can prevent squalls in an open sea. However, the government could have prevented two of the most deadly events to have captivated local and global attention recently.
Bigwigs get their flowers as parks wilt
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 09/02/2016
» A 1.8-million-baht amount may not be massive. It's no big deal even when placed in the context of government spending worth billions of baht a year.
Something fishy is going on
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/06/2012
» I'm an incorrigible fish fanatic. I simply cannot imagine myself never eating pla thu (mackerel) with nam prik (chilli dip) _ a traditional Thai dish _ ever again.
Rising to the challenge
News, Published on 20/04/2012
» One of the big selling points of Phuket is that it is never dull. That aspect of the tourist destination's popularity got a boost over the Songkran holiday period in ways the resort island's promoters had never intended. A tsunami alert following two major earthquakes off Sumatra, measuring 8.6 and 8.2 on the Richter scale, sent residents and visitors rushing to higher ground. Then, five days after everyone had calmed down, a succession of aftershocks shook them up again.