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Trump deploys National Guard to tackle Washington crime
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Monday he will deploy military and federal law enforcement in Washington as he seeks to curb violent crime in the nation's capital.
Indians angered by tariffs call for boycott of US goods
Published on 11/08/2025
» NEW DELHI - From McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stoke anti-American sentiment to protest against US tariffs.
Reform agenda to the fore
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/08/2025
» Although Thai businesses are relieved the US has reduced its import tariff on Thai goods to 19%, on par with other countries in the region, improving long-term competitiveness remains a challenge for domestic firms, in addition to attracting foreign investment.
Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
Chasing a better life
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/08/2025
» Over two decades ago, Mai and his family took a train from Surin to Bangkok. Like other young people, they searched for better opportunities in the big city. Initially, they helped with chores in an exchange for shelter at a shrine. Soon, he found other jobs and a place to sleep. Since then, he has delivered charcoal to shops and collected trash. He toils long, back-breaking hours for 150 baht per day.
Repeated threats from homeland prompt Cambodians’ exodus
Published on 10/08/2025
» CHON BURI: Cambodian workers are being forced to leave Thailand amid threats from their homeland that they would otherwise lose their properties and citizenships, according to Thai employers and their Cambodian workers in this eastern province.
Dentists know you hate flossing. Try this instead.
Published on 10/08/2025
» Lancette VanGuilder is the president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she does not floss.
Balloon festival draws crowds to Nakhon Ratchasima reservoir
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The normally tranquil banks of the Sab Pradu Reservoir in Sikhiu district came alive this weekend as locals and tourists flocked to the “Sikhio Feel Good Balloon Jam Fest 2025”, held to boost tourism and support local businesses.
Paper bags, patriotism and mushy peas
Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/08/2025
» One of the more thought-provoking stories of the week was an unnamed Thai hospital being fined after it was discovered private files on patients were being used to make paper bags for popular street snacks. Apparently some people at the business entrusted with destroying the files instead took them home and made paper bags out of them.
Old man with a knife; forest farewell; sleeping it off
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/08/2025
» Slingshot man ramps it up