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Bewildering rules
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/06/2025
» Re: "Liquor law may be eased further", (BP, May 17).
Thailand should chart its own path on climate
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 14/06/2025
» In recent years, climate anxiety has taken over many Western governments and most international organisations. The result has been ruinous policies that help little but undermine future prosperity needed to deal with a host of other problems. Fortunately, Thailand can avoid repeating these mistakes.
Covid spike 'a cause for concern', says Chula professor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/06/2025
» Covid-19 was the most commonly reported illness among the diseases under official monitoring, with 111,472 cases and 31 deaths confirmed throughout last week, according to an expert at Chulalongkorn University.
Political paralysis
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2025
» Signs of conflict within the coalition government have been more frequent this year, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on several occasions denying rumours of cabinet reshuffles or even parliamentary dissolutions.
Minister takes flak for veto decision
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/06/2025
» Former Democrat MP Chanchai Issarasenarak slammed Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin's decision to veto the Medical Council of Thailand's (MCT) resolution to punish three doctors for their role in Thaksin Shinawatra's controversial stay at the Police General Hospital, warning he will face legal action for abusing his authority to protect the former prime minister.
Schools told to stay open despite Covid
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/05/2025
» Schools should not be closed to control a seasonal surge of Covid-19, as proper screening and isolation measures are sufficient to limit the virus's spread within education institutions, says the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Curating the past
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/05/2025
» Located in Nakhon Pathom, the Thai Film Archive is a government agency which preserves national cultural heritage and promotes films and videos. To attract new audiences, the organisation is currently holding the exhibition "Archival Time On Our Retina", which is an expedition through archives that reveal a kaleidoscope of perspectives within society, culture and political fluctuation.
Cinema of resistance wins at Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/05/2025
» In a year full of richly textured stories about female trauma and painful personal growth, the Cannes jury, led by Juliette Binoche, took the noble route and gave the Palme d'Or to the most political film in the 22-title competition.
‘Seventh heaven’: Tears and laughter as Ukrainian PoWs return
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» CHERNIGIV REGION, Ukraine - Waxy and emaciated, Konstantin Steblev spoke to his mother for the first time in three years after being released as part of the biggest ever prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
Short of prison space, UK looks to US model of time off for good conduct
New York Times, Published on 23/05/2025
» LONDON — In February, Britain’s justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, travelled to Texas. As a lawmaker from the centre-left Labour Party, her trip to the Republican state was somewhat off-brand, but she was on a serious mission: to try to find solutions to Britain’s chronic prison overcrowding crisis.