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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» BULACAN, Philippines - On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan.
Lifetime strategy transforms heart valve disease management
Published on 11/09/2025
» Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent an increasingly significant health concern, especially among individuals under the age of 60. Although CVDs have traditionally been prevalent in older populations due to age-related degeneration, modern lifestyle factors are contributing to earlier onset. Notable risk factors include high-fat diets, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption, all of which promote the development of obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, and hypertension at younger ages. Additionally, congenital abnormalities and post-infectious complications play roles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders. According to the World Heart Federation, cardiovascular diseases, including heart valve disease, constitute the leading cause of global mortality, accounting for more than 20.5 million deaths annually.
From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
DSI widens Senate poll-rigging probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has broadened its probe into alleged organised crime and money laundering tied to last year's Senate election, with more than 1,200 witnesses across 45 provinces expected to be summoned.
PM promises a fast start
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/09/2025
» Newly appointed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged urgent action to ease economic hardships and solve tensions along the Cambodian border, while emphasising peaceful solutions and protection of national sovereignty.
DSI mulls 'Khao Kradong' upgrade
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/09/2025
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is considering upgrading its probe into irregularities in the issuance of land deeds in Buri Ram's Khao Kradong area into a special case after uncovering evidence that more than 50 rai were unlawfully granted title deeds.
The healing touch
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/09/2025
» Since childhood, Aruth Chinsupakul, 17, a student of Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school in the US, has lived with severe eczema, along with allergies to nuts, shellfish and dust mites.
Anutin gears up to lead
News, Published on 05/09/2025
» Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul is poised to be elected prime minister and reclaim the interior minister post once endorsed in Friday's vote.
Targeted whales, dolphins to get protected status
News, Published on 05/09/2025
» The cabinet has approved adding three marine mammals to the protected wildlife list to safeguard ocean biodiversity.
A Nobel Prize for band-aid peace deals?
Oped, Published on 05/09/2025
» The Bangkok Post editors suggested I revisit the topic of Thailand's border conflict since I had written about it for the newspaper earlier this year, and since the conflict was heating up again.