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Thailand has not manipulated currency, says minister
Published on 29/10/2025
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Wednesday that Thailand has not engaged in currency manipulation, and that the central bank has the tools to manage the currency without resorting to intervention.
20m Thais set to reap benefits from co-payment scheme
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 29/10/2025
» Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas says the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" (Half-Half Plus) co-payment programme starting on Wednesday is expected to benefit 20 million citizens nationwide.
Rethinking identity from the start
Oped, Published on 29/10/2025
» Thailand has made history by recognising same-sex marriage, affirming the right of adults to love and marry freely. This will rightly be celebrated as a triumph for equality and human dignity. Yet, in the same society, another group remains voiceless: newborns born with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD).
Ferrari's Leclerc relieved after 'saved' by the Safety Car
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Charles Leclerc breathed a sigh of relief after his seventh podium of the season for Ferrari and thanked a late Safety Car intervention for "saving" his second place in the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Trump hails peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia
Published on 26/10/2025
» President Donald Trump oversaw the formalisation of an agreement between Thailand and Cambodia to manage their border dispute, advancing a ceasefire he helped broker as he looks to bolster his case for a Nobel Peace Prize.
The US standoff with Venezuela: what we know
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has ordered a major military buildup in Latin America that he says is to combat drug trafficking, but which his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro fears is aimed at regime change in Caracas.
Kingdom of Denmark vs the Shadow Fleet
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/10/2025
» Back in the 16th and 17th centuries, two-thirds of the Danish kingdom's income came from taxes paid by every ship passing through the Øresund ('The Sound') Strait, the only exit from the Baltic Sea. Each ship had to declare its cargo -- and if the Danes thought they were undervaluing it, Denmark had the right to buy it at the declared price.
Rethink cities for a changing climate
News, Published on 25/10/2025
» Rain is the most ordinary of things. It should nourish crops, fill reservoirs and cool the air. Yet, for millions of people living in the world's big cities, rain has become something to fear.
US sending aircraft carrier to counter Latin America drug traffickers
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Washington is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, the Pentagon said Friday, marking a massive increase in US firepower in the region.
'Scam-gate' deserves full accounting
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/10/2025
» The explosive revelations and allegations of regional cybercrimes and scam networks have hit Thailand head-on and placed the government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in an awkward and defensive position. As more facts surrounding what looks like a labyrinthine cross-border multibillion-dollar transnational criminal ring come to light, more questions have surfaced with no clear answers. The Anutin government needs to come clean and avoid a "scam-gate" of cover-ups and lies at the expense of countless scammed victims across many countries.