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It's the economic history, stupid
Oped, Published on 14/01/2026
» Every year, I walk into a first-year lecture hall in Bilbao at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) and watch shoulders slump. The title of the course I'm teaching -- "Economic History" -- draws a similarly dejected reaction from my students: "Meh." "Boooring." "What's this even for?" Some call it "the history class", as if it belonged to another century.
Viral 'Chinese Trump' wins laughs on both sides of Pacific
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» CHONGQING — Outstretching his hands in a signature Donald Trump pose, impersonator Ryan Chen mimics the US president's voice and gestures with such accuracy that he has become a social media phenomenon with his funny videos.
South Korea's Lee snaps Xi selfie with Chinese 'backdoor' phone
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» BEIJING - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying.
Your horoscope for Jan 2-8
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 02/01/2026
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Instant noodles, the poverty label
Published on 24/12/2025
» Mama, just a simple name, yet it resonates like a heartbeat in Thailand, where these instant noodles have woven themselves into the very fabric of daily life for over 50 years.
Artists resist repression in Thailand, US
Oped, Published on 08/12/2025
» In late August, two seemingly unrelated events occurred in Thailand and the US. The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) altered a major exhibit it had recently opened and, a few weeks later, the comedian Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily taken off the air by the ABC television network. These events are linked as forms of artistic repression and perhaps more concerning, as examples of the growing use of intermediary censorship by authoritarian regimes.
Words of the year are bit of a worry
Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/12/2025
» More words or phrases of the year have been drifting in courtesy of the major dictionaries and I'm afraid most of them are not particularly encouraging. In fact some are a disturbing indication of the direction in which the English language and society are heading.
Your horoscope for Nov 14-20
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 14/11/2025
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Going back to the start
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/11/2025
» The horror-world welcomes back the sinister town of Derry, Maine in IT: Welcome To Derry. Only this time we're going deeper and further back into the roots of fear that have haunted this place for generations.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Nov 5-11
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/11/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!