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Our tariff-era dollar, your problem
Oped, Published on 04/02/2026
» In 2025, the dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of major currencies, fell by roughly 9.4%. Over the same period, the United States' average effective tariff rate rose by around 14.4 percentage points, from 2.4% to 16.8%, according to the Yale Budget Lab. Taken together, these shifts imply that, in the import trade domain, the US experienced an effective exchange-rate depreciation of around 24%.
Decriminalising sex work needs clarity
Oped, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 04/02/2026
» The world's oldest profession has always been a taboo subject in Thai society, even in our politics so it was encouraging to see at least five political parties -- the Pheu Thai Party, the People's Party, the Movement Party, the Thai Sang Thai Party, and the Democrat Party -- agree that the current Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539 (1996) needs to be repealed.
Unplayable lies: Know the three relief options
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/02/2026
» You have basically three options if your golf ball finds itself in an unplayable lie. An unplayable lie allows a golfer to take relief almost anywhere on the course but comes with a one-stroke penalty, excluding penalty areas. The player is the sole judge of whether a ball is unplayable. The 3-options for relief are -- stroke-and-distance, back-on-the-line, or lateral relief within two club-lengths of where the ball is at rest.
Are the Iranians pretending to have nukes?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/02/2026
» The Iranian regime is brutal, fanatical and corrupt. It has just committed the mass murder of its own citizens in the city streets and in their own homes. But the story we are told about Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons is very misleading.
Finland building icebreakers for US amid Arctic tensions
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» HELSINKI - Finland is building a new fleet of icebreakers for the US but President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland, which he covets, and tense US-EU ties have raised concerns over the deal.
UK probes leaks of ‘highly sensitive’ info to Epstein
Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON - The British government has referred communications between former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to the police after it found them to contain “market-sensitive” information.
Anutin pledges jobs for disabled veterans
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026
» Acting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to ensure proper full-time employment and improved welfare for disabled soldiers after their recovery during a solemn ceremony marking Thai Veterans Day at Victory Monument.
Thailand trains new generation of reporters to tackle AI-era misinformation
Published on 03/02/2026
» Thailand’s major media organisations have launched an intensive training camp to equip 60 university students with AI literacy and strong newsroom ethics, aiming to prepare a new generation of journalists capable of countering misinformation in the digital age.
Fact-finding probe into suicide of 'over-worked' teacher
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2026
» A fact-finding inquiry has been set up into the suicide of a 40-year-old English-language teacher at a school in Chiang Mai province last month after her boyfriend said she was overburdened by the demands her superiors placed on her at work.
Police urge gold shops in ‘red zones’ to boost security
Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2026
» Police say that about 100 out of the estimated 1,000 gold shops in Bangkok are in robbery-prone locations and advise the owners to step up security for the safety of the public and tourists.