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People's Party urges SSO to drop voting plan
Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2026
» People's Party (PP) MPs have demanded action from the Social Security Office (SSO) after more than 90% of respondents rejected the proposed "one person, one vote" rule for electing members of the Social Security Board (SSB).
Give BMA cooling centres a chance
Editorial, Published on 08/03/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) initiative providing air-conditioned "cooling centres" may be met with a degree of scepticism but the initiative is an undeniably novel and humane response for a city increasingly pushed to its limits by climate risks -- marked by long summers and more frequent extreme heat events.
Easing the shock of war
Published on 08/03/2026
» The escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly the looming threat of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is casting a long shadow over the economy.
Cornflakes, cats and grizzly bears
Roger Crutchley, Published on 08/03/2026
» Readers are no doubt aware that the official codename for the current US action in the Middle East is Operation Epic Fury which admittedly sounds more like the title of a martial arts B movie. It should not be confused with Operation Urgent Fury, the name given to the US invasion of Grenada back in 1983 during the Reagan administration. Israel incidentally has its own name for the current mission, Operation Roaring Lion.
Fertiliser prices rise amid Middle East tensions
News, Published on 08/03/2026
» A survey in Khon Kaen on Friday has found the retail price of urea fertiliser to have increased by about 50 baht per sack as stocks at several distributors become depleted ahead of planting season.
Philippines shortens work week to save energy
Published on 07/03/2026
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved a four-day work week for government offices starting on Monday in the country’s bid to save on energy as tensions in the Middle East push fuel costs higher.
Fuel price surge threatens Trat tourism industry
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 07/03/2026
» TRAT - Concern over rising fuel prices is growing among tourism operators in this eastern province, who are urging the government to stabilise prices before they can no longer bear the burden.
Rapper-turned-politician on course for Nepal election triumph
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» KATHMANDU - The centrist party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah looked set to win Nepal’s general election by a landslide in parliamentary polls, according to Election Commission trends Saturday, but with counting still far to go.
Reform mandate meets political reality
Published on 07/03/2026
» The post-election political landscape has entered a delicate new phase after voters endorsed the first step towards constitutional change in a referendum held alongside the Feb 8 general election — a victory claimed by the People’s Party.
Trump: Cuba ‘next’ on agenda after Iran
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is “gonna fall pretty soon”.