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Hedgehoppers in search of good news
Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/02/2026
» Being the very first day of February it would have been nice if there was some good news worth celebrating, but unfortunately nothing immediately springs to mind. Cheerful news is an increasingly rare commodity these days. It all seems to be gloom and doom and hardly portends a joyful 2026. It can get a bit wearying grappling with news reports featuring contradictions, cover-ups and cock-ups, often accompanied by half-truths, prevarications and porky pies. But this is the world we now live in.
Planting the seeds of self-reliance
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/08/2025
» One fine morning, young students at Sahathanakhan Krungthep Border Patrol Police School in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi, were fully absorbed in rice planting activities.
Naming stadiums can be a bit tricky and sometimes awkward
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/07/2025
» When the new Premier League season kicks off, the fixtures will be graced by a brand new stadium courtesy of Everton FC which has finally left the "Old Lady" of Goodison Park after 133 years. The Toffees' new home at Bramley-Moore Dock on the banks of the River Mersey is called the Hill Dickinson Stadium after the international law firm that holds the naming rights.
Rotten insects, viral videos and climate change: S.Korea battles 'lovebug' invasion
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» INCHEON, South Korea - K-pop's BTS are grossed out by them. A YouTuber ate them. Hikers plough through them: South Korea is dealing with a "lovebug" invasion that experts say highlights worsening climate change.
US presses NATO to seal defence spending deal
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» BRUSSELS - US defence chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday pushed NATO to agree a deal on increasing military spending that could satisfy President Donald Trump at a summit this month.
Ploughing prayers
Published on 24/04/2025
» กรมส่งเสริมการเกษตรจัดพิธีบวงสรวงคันไถในงานพระราชพิธีพืชมงคลจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ ประจำปี 2568 เพื่อความเป็นสิริมงคลและสร้างขวัญกำลังใจให้แก่เจ้าหน้าที่และผู้ปฏิบัติงาน ณ อาคารเก็บรักษาคันไถ กรมส่งเสริมการเกษตร ถนนพหลโยธิน แขวงลาดยาว เขตจตุจักร กรุงเทพฯ ทั้งนี้ ในช่วงเดือนเมษายน กรมส่งเสริมการเกษตรจะดำเนินการซ่อมแซม ปรับปรุงคันไถให้มีสภาพสมบูรณ์พร้อมใช้งาน พร้อมทั้งจัดเตรียมคันไถเข้าร่วมในวันซ้อมย่อย วันซ้อมใหญ่ และวันงานพระราชพิธี เป็นประจำทุกปีPublished caption : Officials from the Department of Agricultural Extension take part in a ritual to bless the plough that will be used in this year’s Royal Ploughing Ceremony, which will take place on May 9.
Tough sell abroad
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/02/2025
» Re: "Somsak says health sector will boost economy", (BP, Feb 22).
Treatment protectionism
Postbag, Published on 09/02/2025
» Re: "Cancer patients dying to survive", (Opinion, Feb 7).
Farmers move to stop burning
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/02/2025
» Farmers in the Northeast have shown a willingness to stop crop burning and switch to a decomposition method instead, saying they are ready to be part of the transition towards sustainable agriculture with the support of related sectors.
Sluggish year ahead for SET following 2 down years
Published on 11/01/2025
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was volatile in December with several negative news items affecting the market and blunting modest gains during the first week.