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Honest monks hung out to dry
Editorial, Published on 28/09/2025
» A series of monk scandals and temple corruption cases in recent months has prompted the Ecclesiastical Council to order all temples to make their accounts transparent. But good intentions are not enough. Without systemic support, the order may prove hollow.
Industry supremo to curb cheap goods
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/09/2025
» New Industry Minister Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana says he will "race against time" to launch new measures to support state efforts to protect the Thai manufacturing sector against the influx of low-cost imports from China.
Argentina in shock over Instagram murders of three women by suspected narcos
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - The brutal torture and murder of two young women and a girl, broadcast live on Instagram, rocked Argentina on Thursday, where investigators suspect punishment killings by narco bosses.
Tough on domestic violence
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» Civil groups on Wednesday submitted a bill to the House of Representatives seeking stronger protection for victims of domestic violence, saying the current law falls short of safeguarding them.
An Asean free from 'wars on drugs'
Oped, Published on 19/09/2025
» Asean governments recently met in Singapore for a regional meeting about drugs, where the host nation urged renewed commitment to a "drug-free region". The problem isn't simply the recycling of an outdated mantra first declared in 1998, nor the fact that the region's drug markets have only expanded since then, but that this approach ignores how government policies themselves shape those markets -- and the devastating harms that follow.
UN Security Council to vote on Iran nuclear sanctions Friday
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council will vote Friday on whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, the Council's rotating presidency said, after Britain, France and Germany triggered the vote.
Repeat drink drivers in campaign's sights
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» The network against drunk driving is urging tougher enforcement against repeat drunk drivers after figures from the 2025 Songkran holiday revealed cases more than doubled from the previous year.
Appeal Court suspends jail terms of WeVo activists
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2025
» The Appeal Court yesterday suspended the jail terms of Natthanon "Frank" Chaimahabut and four other We Volunteer (WeVo) activists who were sentenced to two years in prison in 2023 over the attempt to free Parit Chiwarak and Panupong Jadnok from police custody in 2020.
Brazil and the US: Same crime, different fate
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 16/09/2025
» If Donald Trump were a religious man, he might have said "There but for the grace of God go I" when he heard that former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Bolsonaro's crime was to have plotted a coup to take back the presidency he lost in the 2022 election.
Reform will break Thai system's 'punitive legacy'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 15/09/2025
» Government and law experts discussed reforms of the justice and corrections system during a recent forum held by the Department of Corrections.