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Forget births, cut Thai deaths first
Oped, Published on 23/04/2026
» Thailand's demographic debate is too often framed as though the country had only one option: raise fertility or accept a shrinking workforce. That view is understandable, but for the next two decades, it is mostly the misaligned policy horizon. If the question is how Thailand can strengthen its workforce before mid-century, the fastest answer is not higher fertility, but rather lower mortality.
Vaping menace shifting more into childhood
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2026
» The news of primary school children posting themselves vaping on Instagram is a warning sign. Viral images of young students vaping or smoking e-cigarettes have now become strikingly casual and performative, speaking volumes about how far the problem has gone.
Mother, son rescued from condo set on fire by Irish husband
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2026
» A mother and her son were rescued from their burning condo early Tuesday after an Irishman set fire to their room and locked his family inside.
Unspoken truths
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/04/2026
» Chumpol Kamwanna is an artist renowned for his satire on society and political art. His latest exhibition "Unspoken", which is on display at Seacon Square Srinakarin, is his reflection on the importance of the things that are left unsaid.
Border on alert amid Myanmar raids
News, Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 22/04/2026
» Security has been tightened along the Thai–Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province after Myanmar airstrikes hit Karen National Union (KNU) positions opposite Mae Sariang and Sob Moei districts, prompting Thai authorities to place ranger units and local agencies on 24-hour alert.
The generational shift in learning needs addressing
News, Published on 22/04/2026
» Picking mangoes at home recently highlighted the generational shift in learning. My sons, 10 and 13, were not interested in the mangoes. After years of pushing, pleading and prompting, climbing the trees is a problem for them. Interest muted. They occasionally pick mangoes with a rod to eat, but the joy of climbing trees and picking mangoes by hand is not there. Convenience, interest and options make what was once a rite of passage, a joy, a form of exercise, learning, a communion with nature and more, a mundane -- meh.
Policeman charged after ex-wife shot dead
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 21/04/2026
» KHON KAEN - A police officer was arrested after his ex-wife was shot dead at the family’s restaurant in Phra Yuen district late Monday night. Investigators cite jealousy as the motive.
Mother, son rescued from condo set afire by Irish husband
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 21/04/2026
» PATTAYA – A mother and her son were rescued from their burning condo early Tuesday after a frenzied Irishman set fire to their room and locked his family inside.
Breathing in the dark
Life, Published on 21/04/2026
» Sangyond Loongta, 12, has never heard of PM2.5. Neither has her 14-year-old sister Kamong, nor their two-year-old sister Mauypong. The three girls arrived in Thailand about a year ago with their parents, who pick oranges in the orchards of Fang district in northern Chiang Mai. For much of that year, the children lived deep inside the orchard, helping raise their youngest sibling but not going to school.
Who's Bad? Not Michael Jackson in new big-budget biopic
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» PARIS - A new Michael Jackson biopic will shortly arrive in cinemas telling the story of the King of Pop's early career, but it's a tightly controlled story that avoids any reference to the child sex abuse allegations that dogged his later life.