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Iran ties go way back
Postbag, Published on 27/02/2025
» Re: "Iran and Thailand: 400 years of historical ties", (Opinion, Feb 11).
The euthanasia debate
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/02/2025
» A request for euthanasia from a terminally ill patient -- a controversial practice that remains illegal in Thailand -- inspired Dr Isaree Siriwankulthon, a palliative care physician-cum-author, to write a popular novel in 2023.
Australia begins euthanising stranded false killer whales
Published on 20/02/2025
» SYDNEY - Dozens of false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in the Australian state of Tasmania will be euthanised after bad weather and the isolated location hampered efforts to push them back into the waters, Australian authorities said on Thursday.
British lawmakers vote to legalise assisted dying
Published on 29/11/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s parliament has voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for months of further debate on an issue that has divided the country and raised questions about the standard of palliative care.
Drop the baht
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/10/2024
» Re: "BoT ought to revise exchange rate policy", (Opinion, Sept 26).
No-show Prawit
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2024
» Re: "Call to probe Prawit absences", (BP, Sept 26).
Vatican says gender change, surrogacy are threats to human dignity
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2024
» ROME — The Vatican on Monday issued a new document approved by Pope Francis stating that the church believes that gender-fluidity and transition surgery, as well as surrogacy, amount to affronts to human dignity.
After inconclusive vote, Spain begins talks to avoid new election
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his right-wing rival Alberto Nunez Feijoo will each begin negotiations Monday to try to head off a fresh vote after an inconclusive snap election resulted in a hung parliament.
Dutch ‘suicide kit’ provider jailed
Published on 18/07/2023
» THE HAGUE: A Dutch court sentenced a man to prison on Tuesday for selling “suicide kits” which prosecutors said led to the deaths of at least 10 people.
New focus required
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/02/2023
» In Thailand's film industry, there are few movies where the main character has a disability as the protagonist is usually in perfect health. In the real world, Thai actors who are disabled are extremely rare, so when actors have to play a disabled role, they cannot portray it realistically.