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UK court gives govt green light to reach Chagos Islands deal
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» LONDON — A British court on Thursday paved the way for a government deal on returning the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius, lifting a temporary ban which had forced an 11th-hour halt to an accord being signed.
‘Big Joke’ to be fired without a pension
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2025
» A police disciplinary committee on Friday resolved unanimously to fire Pol Gen Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, a former deputy police chief, over his alleged involvement in an online gambling network. He will not receive any pension.
Laker loot! Mavericks trade future for fragile AD
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 19/02/2025
» NBA history was made in the controversial trade that saw the Dallas Mavericks ship Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Never before had there been such a superstar-for-superstar swap.
Big men: Scoring centres are still the NBA's secret sauce
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 22/11/2024
» The more things change in the NBA -- in-season tournament, ever-changing all star game format, etc -- the more things stay the same.
How the world can escape the new Gilded Age
News, Published on 25/10/2024
» Tech billionaires such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not just among the richest people in human history. They also are exceptionally powerful -- socially, culturally and politically. While this is partly a reflection of the social status that our society attaches to wealth in general, that is not the whole story.
Help out SMEs
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/10/2024
» Re: "Stronger SME links 'key' to sustainability", (Business, Oct 12).
End of the line for ‘Big Joke’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/08/2024
» Any hope Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn might have had of becoming national police chief this year has evaporated with the official announcement in the Royal Gazette of his dismissal from the force.
Euro final venue known for moment of infamy
Published on 12/07/2024
» BERLIN - England face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday at the site of an infamous moment in their football history when the players gave the Nazi salute to the Olympiastadion crowd before the start of their 1938 friendly against Germany in Berlin.
‘Big Joke’ revives malfeasance complaint against PM
Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2024
» Sidelined deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn has resubmitted his malfeasance complaint against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for the allegedly unfair appointment of the current police chief.
What makes a country really remarkable?
Oped, Published on 03/07/2024
» Great cities. That's a lesson the United Kingdom once knew well. Britain reached its imperial heights in the late 19th century in part because its municipalities were the world's most productive cities.