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Schools hang kids out to dry
News, Editorial, Published on 24/05/2025
» Going outside to raise the national flag during a thunderstorm is unusual, if not dangerous. But it happened at a school in the southern province of Chumphon.
Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks
AFP, Published on 09/05/2025
» NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan accused each other on Thursday of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm.
Rainforest junkyard a lifeline
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 24/07/2022
» The clangs of the men's chisels and hammers were deafening as they dismantled a rusty truck, the din only fading as it reached the dense forest encircling them.
Central Pattana joins hands with TAT to host ‘THAILAND’s SONGKRAN FESTIVAL 2022’
Published on 07/04/2022
» Traditional Thai Songkran culture takes a new turn at Central shopping centres nationwide from 7 to 17 April 2022
Seducing shoppers with special offers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/02/2022
» In many Bangkok retail establishments there are frequent special offers with variations on the "buy one, get one free!" theme. It is known in the trade as BOGO or BOGOF which actually sounds a bit rude. The immediate reaction to this sort of offer, especially when the word "free!" appears with an accompanying exclamation mark, tends to be "what's the catch?"
Islamic State suicide bombers kill at least 85 at Kabul airport
Published on 27/08/2021
» KABUL: Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 85 people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
'Total panic' as deadly blasts rock Kabul airport
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» KABUL: Bodies were strewn face-down in a shallow canal at the scene of twin blasts outside Kabul airport on Thursday, as wounded people in blood- soaked clothes were ferried away in wheelbarrows.
Putting safety first
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/05/2021
» Phiangkwan Phanthumphan, a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, blindfolded herself and held a cane while carefully walking down the stairs. Even with a cane, she was worried about her safety since the stairs were not designed for the visually impaired.
Hong Kong seizes record HK$2.2bn worth of narcotics in 2020
Published on 31/01/2021
» Hong Kong customs enforcers seized more than 3½ tonnes of illegal drugs worth almost HK$2.2 billion (8.46 billion baht) in 2020, the largest amount in a single year since records began nearly two decades ago, new figures obtained by the South China Morning Post reveal.
Roaming in the gloaming
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/11/2020
» It was pouring like crazy. I was lucky to find refuge in a noodle shop before getting soaked. It had rained twice since the morning. So far, including the days when I was on Koh Phayam, I never got a chance to shoot -- or even see -- a clear blue sky.