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Let's see what the ladies can do
Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/09/2024
» It was interesting to note the new Thai cabinet includes eight women which is a record for the Kingdom. This seems to be part of a trend as the recently formed British government features 11 female cabinet members.
Make way for the Bold Gendarmes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/08/2024
» The Paris Olympics have sparked memories of the time as an eight-year-old I was dressed up as a French Gendarme for a Christmas concert at a church hall in England. There were four of us and we had to perform The Bold Gendarmes, a popular song in the mid 1950s by French operetta composer Jacques Offenbach. It made gentle fun of the French policemen as the opening lyrics suggest:
Cost of taxation
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/07/2024
» Re: "Guard against foreign crime", (BP, July 23). The appearance of a billboard advertising citizenship for investment programmes should not be met with shock by the Thai government.
In defence of Tokyo 2020, the loneliest Olympics
News, Published on 24/07/2024
» The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were a "suicide mission", warned one of Japan's richest men. "Cursed", said a former prime minister. Even contemplating hosting them in the midst of Covid would be "simply beyond reason", said one sponsor.
Bad habits on full display
News, Editorial, Published on 25/03/2024
» The primary duties of MPs are vetting laws and scrutinising fiscal budget legislation. However, a recent incident involving a member of the Pheu Thai Party sparked criticism and raised concerns over the ethical conduct of elected representatives.
Seeking politics of solidarity under Putin's regime
News, Published on 18/03/2024
» In 2013, when I was 13, one of the oldest comedy TV programmes in Russia released a sketch in which a group of musicians performed a version of Queen's I Want to Break Free satirising the country.
Polls no panacea
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/02/2024
» Re: "The perils of too much democracy", (Editorial, Feb 10).
Student journalists need bigger seat at the table
News, Published on 06/01/2024
» Last year dealt heavy blows to the American news industry -- with turmoil in legacy newsrooms, local papers disappearing, the collapse of BuzzFeed and other digital news giants, and major firings and record-low audiences at cable news outlets.
Births of a nation
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/11/2023
» The government has pledged to tackle the low birth rate crisis, declaring it a national agenda item. Such a move is timely, if not long overdue, as Thailand has experienced a demographic imbalance for decades.
Rise of mixed-sex athletics will be good for sport
News, Published on 11/09/2023
» The assumption that an athlete's birth sex dictates his or her performance level has made transgender participation in sports a lightning rod -- but the issue is moot in a growing number of coed sports, from competitive sailing to pickleball to esports. And in the future, athletics are likely to evolve so that mixed-gender competition becomes much more common. That will lead to a rise in sports that are just as riveting, but more inclusive.