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City bets on pets with chips
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» On a recent sweltering afternoon in Bangkok's Klong Toey community, a shop owner struggled to coax her rescued mutt into a car. The dog, once abandoned, trembled at the sight of vehicles.
Illegal mining linked to downstream pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/08/2025
» Unregulated mining in rebel-held areas of Myanmar has emerged as a growing concern for Thailand and other neighbouring countries, prompting urgent calls for a coordinated practice of "water diplomacy" to mitigate the environmental impact on millions of downstream residents.
700kg of meth bound for Taiwan seized in Chiang Mai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2025
» Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of an alleged major drug smuggler in Chiang Mai and the seizure of 700 kilogrammes of methamphetamine bound for Taiwan.
Sustaining healthcare in volatile times
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 18/08/2025
» Health care is pivotal for human well-being. Yet in today's precarious world, it is pressured by diminishing resources, demographic variables, warfare and violence, and environmental degradation. Sustaining health care thus requires insightful planning and implementation, no less for Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) regions.
Government to speed up aid for civilians
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/08/2025
» The government will expedite efforts to provide financial aid to citizens affected by the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, with the move expected to be discussed at the next cabinet meeting next week, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.
Thai authorities gear up to help evacuees return home
Published on 08/08/2025
» Thai authorities are preparing to help thousands of evacuees return home in the coming days as tensions along the border with Cambodia ease.
An unforgettable flight
Life, Published on 30/07/2025
» When Ruangsak "James" Loychusak saw news of the recent Air India plane crash, he was reminded of a similar incident that took place 27 years ago.
Nok Air rehabilitation proceeding as planned
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 23/07/2025
» Nok Air expects to exit the rehabilitation process as planned by mid-2028, with less than 400 million baht of debt remaining, and will join the government in offering free domestic air tickets to foreign tourists from September.
Thai Airways concludes rehabilitation, to relist in August
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/06/2025
» Thai Airways International (THAI) announced plans to relist on the Thai stock exchange in early August after the Central Bankruptcy Court ended its rehabilitation process on Monday.
Should non-medicinal weed be legal?
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 09/06/2025
» The issue of narcotics is not only a law enforcement and medical issue. It is also a historical, political and economic issue. A recurrent dilemma is whether personal, non-medical use of "weed" or cannabis (which is generally seen as a softer drug, when compared with harder drugs such as methamphetamine), should be legal. Thailand is still in the quest for a balanced answer, and this is shaped by political and economic ambivalence.