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Clean Air Bill offers hope
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2025
» Parliament is reportedly set to deliberate the Clean Air Bill today. The scrutiny will be the third and final reading -- jointly conducted by MPs and senators in both houses. If passed immediately, the long-awaited clean air legislation will take effect this year.
The lion roars on
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/07/2025
» Musician and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is 80 years old this month. The man, often dubbed the "Lion of Zimbabwe", is still hugely popular in his home country, despite having gone into exile and resettling in Oregon in 2000.
Central banks eye digital coins
News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have often been deemed a solution in search of a problem. But US President Donald Trump appears to have provided a rationale for CBDCs, even as he has banned the development of a digital dollar.
An, an, an...Doraemon is coming to Bangkok
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/04/2025
» Time Magazine's "The Cuddliest Hero In Asia" will be in Bangkok for almost two months as part of the "100% Doraemon & Friends Tour" at Iconsiam's Attraction Hall from May 1 to June 22.
New movies out this week: Nov 21-27
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/11/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Time flies
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/07/2024
» Throughout 2024, Breitling traces milestones along with releasing new watches to mark its 140th anniversary.
Aston ups ante
Life, Published on 20/05/2024
» Aston Martin is considering a rugged, high-powered super-4x4 to rival the Mercedes G-Class, Autocar can reveal.
A time of excellence
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/05/2024
» Last July Omega launched its one-year countdown to the Olympic Games in Paris, which previously hosted the multi-sport event in 1900 and 1924.
Delicate art of being nasty and nice
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/03/2024
» One word we have been subjected to almost on a daily basis recently is "diplomacy" as politicians grapple with the world's woes without much success. A dictionary definition of diplomacy is "tact or skill in dealing with people". Unfortunately it is more complex than that as the world is in such a mess. Perhaps Ambrose Bierce was nearer the mark in his Devil's Dictionary when he described diplomacy as "the patriotic art of lying for one's country".
Lessons from history
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin government has come up with an initiative to introduce new history textbooks for schoolchildren in order to boost patriotism and morality.