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EU mega-budget draws immediate German opposition
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union executive on Wednesday proposed a 2-trillion-euro long-term budget focused on tackling overseas competition and Russian aggression, but it was quickly shot down by Germany, the bloc’s largest member.
Manhandling of US senator ups California tensions with Trump admin
AFP, Published on 13/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - California's stand-off with President Donald Trump's administration ratcheted up Thursday, after a sitting US senator was handcuffed and forcibly removed from a press conference on controversial immigration raids that have spurred days of protests.
The price of demanding justice
Editorial, Published on 01/06/2025
» What is the price of demanding justice or better services from the state? Legal action, fines -- and, in the worst-case scenario, imprisonment.
Pundit says China to gain from tariff move
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump's tariff policy is likely to make China even stronger and clarify the trend of manufacturing base relocation from China to other countries, including Thailand, says Sompop Manarungsan, president of the Panyapiwat Institute of Management.
Censure theatrics
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/03/2025
» Re: "Political experts split on censure outcome", (BP, March 26).
Thailand seeks cooperation with India, Vietnam to support falling rice prices
Published on 07/03/2025
» BANGKOK/HANOI - Thailand is seeking cooperation with India and Vietnam to find ways to tackle falling rice prices, Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Thursday, amid simmering protests by local farmers calling for more support from the government.
Thai rice farmers to renew protests over falling prices
Online Reporters, Published on 01/03/2025
» Rice farmers from 12 provinces plan another protest outside Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday due to the lack of discussion about price support in the recent cabinet meeting.
The lies we fund
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/02/2025
» Re: "Trump's new apprentice", (PostBag, Feb 15).
Thai rice farmers demand better support as prices plummet
Published on 21/02/2025
» Thai government measures to support rice farmers have failed to meet expectations, with some growers in the world's second-largest rice exporting country vowing protests as they are squeezed between falling prices and rising cultivation costs.
Thai waters in peril
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2025
» Thailand's waterways and seas both face ecological crises that could devastate ecosystems, food security, and millions of livelihoods if left unchecked. Two protests this week reflect the urgency of these issues. Small-scale fishermen and environmentalists have gathered at the Senate to oppose an amendment to the Fisheries Act allowing trawlers to sweep clean the sea. Meanwhile, fishermen and aquaculture farmers from 19 provinces have rallied at Government House, demanding the government address the spread of the invasive blackchin tilapia, or pla mor khang dam in Thai, a fish wreaking havoc in river ecosystems across the country.