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Serious on cybercrime
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has made the correct, but long overdue, move in forming the National Committee for the Prevention and Suppression of Technology-Related Crimes.
Govt preps for referendum outcome on fate of MoUs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/10/2025
» Any move to terminate the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) Thailand signed with Cambodia over overlapping land and maritime boundaries in 2000 and 2001 -- known as MoU 43 and MoU 44 -- requires careful handling, and the government is preparing for every possible outcome of the planned referendum.
Cambodia twisted Thai senator’s words, army says
Online Reporters, Published on 16/10/2025
» The Thai army has accused Cambodian media outlets of distorting a Thai senator’s “incomplete” comments about Thai air strikes in Cambodia for propaganda purposes.
Haunted logic
Postbag, Published on 15/10/2025
» Re: "PM defends border tactics", (BP, Oct 14) & "Border tactics need review", (Editorial, Oct 14).
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Anutin reaffirms MoUs referendum
Published on 14/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed his government's policy to hold a referendum on the proposed cancellation of the border MoUs with Cambodia, stressing that his administration "will never allow Thailand to be put at a disadvantage".
Passing of a giant
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/10/2025
» Sad news reached the World Beat desk this week that Prof Dr Terry E. Miller of Kent State University in the US passed away on Oct 1. He was 80 years old.
Tariffs top closures
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2025
» Re: "Making Cambodia pay for border row", (Opinion, Oct 2). As a seasoned economist, Chartchai Parasuk makes a valid point by suggesting that Thailand open its borders with Cambodia. After all, the closed borders are only hurting this nation, economically speaking.
Thai and Omani bridge builders
Oped, Published on 08/10/2025
» On the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Sultanate of Oman, last week, the Royal Thai Embassy in Muscat and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman convened a workshop that transcended mere commemoration. It became a working session on how two middle-power nations, distant in geography but close in outlook, can turn shared principles -- dialogue, moderation, and trust -- into practical pathways for peace and stability.
Gloomy outlook anticipated for cosmetic surgery next year
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 07/10/2025
» The cosmetic surgery and aesthetics sector in Thailand is projected to post minimal growth next year due to weakened spending among locals and an increasingly competitive market, according to Meko International Hospital.