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We can move to a post-privilege era. Who's first?
News, Published on 06/09/2023
» Privilege is often carved into walls and etched into the landscape.
US presidential poll and implications
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/11/2020
» It is surprisingly unsurprising. Contrary to most polls and pundits, incumbent United States President Donald J Trump did not lose by a landslide in the presidential election this week. The final results are so close that both candidates, Mr Trump and Democratic Party rival Joe Biden, have claimed victory. Despite ongoing rancour and acrimony until the next US president is sworn in next January, several outcomes and implications are already clear.
Trump praises Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on the murder of a dissident journalist, instead praising the Islamic kingdom for keeping oil prices low.
Khashoggi saga packs punch
News, Maysam Behravesh, Published on 12/10/2018
» The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has cast a long shadow over Saudi Arabia's global image. If the Saudi government did in fact kill or kidnap him, the crime would have significant implications for Middle East politics.
Brahms brought to Bangkok
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 21/05/2018
» Two favourite artists of Bangkok audiences are taking on two mighty works from the late Romantic era at the end of May. Mayuko Kamio will perform Brahms Violin Concerto with her 1731 "Rubenoff" Stradivarius, while Michael Tilkin, with a mere stick in his left hand, will perform Jan Sibelius's Second Symphony.
Kingpins remain untouched
News, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2018
» A Bangkok Post report this week showed 36 foreign nationals and one Thai were detained during tourist police-led raids on 104 locations across the country in the early hours of Thursday.
Amazon CEO's wealth soars to new heights while Trump's sinks
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the first US$100 billion mogul to top Forbes' annual rankings of the world's richest people. But President Donald Trump's fortune sank during his first year in office despite a surging stock market.
A ripping yarn, but not the Pentagon Papers
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 26/01/2018
» The Post, opening for this weekend's cinema trade, is an unfortunate movie in the spirit of All the President's Men that lionises but lies about what happened during seminal moments in recent US history.
Trump is losing his war against the liberal media
News, Ramesh Ponnuru, Published on 16/10/2017
» A lot of Republicans love how President Donald Trump bashes the media. They think journalists at most major outlets are biased against them, and they think it's about time that a Republican president hits back. He gets applause even when he seems to be wrong.
Russia warns Trump of ‘painful' response over US sanctions
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2017
» Russia threatened to retaliate against new sanctions passed by the US House of Representatives, saying they made it all but impossible to achieve the Trump administration’s goal of improved relations.