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Food street fad hits wall
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/05/2025
» The recent plea by Banthat Thong Road restaurateurs for urgent assistance from the government should serve as a wake-up call, not a rallying cry for rescue packages. Their predicament, while unfortunate for individual operators, epitomises the unsustainable practices of building businesses on social media spectacle rather than culinary excellence.
Four die as floods hammer area north of Sydney, more rain coming
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2025
» SYDNEY — At least four people died, and thousands are without power as severe storms lashed Australia’s most populous state.
Phoenix QC CEO named Top CEO Asia 2024
Business, Published on 09/05/2025
» Assistant Professor Wimalyn Bovenizer, executive chief executive and founder of Phoenix QC (Thailand HQ), has been honored with the Top CEO Asia 2024 award.
Thai pawn shops busy ahead of new school year
Published on 05/05/2025
» Parents in urgent need of money to pay for their children's uniforms and other necessities for the new school term are flocking to pawn shops to turn their items into cash.
Reintegrating lost youth
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/04/2025
» Ruswadee Sa-i stopped going to school after completing lower secondary education at 15. However, he was considered too young to get a job, so for the next three years, he ended up hanging out with friends and helped his mum with household chores. Then, a knock on his door changed the course of his life. It was a youth worker who had come across his mum and worried about her son's limbo.
AIT Hosts Landmark Delta Summit with Global Impact
Published on 27/03/2025
» The First UNCCRD Delta Summit 2025, held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand from 17-20 March 2025, brought together over 140 global leaders, experts, and community representatives from 24 countries to accelerate action for the sustainable governance of river deltas. This first-of-a-kind landmark event, led by the DeltasUNite Initiative marks a significant step in operationalising the UN Convention for Conserving River Deltas (UNCCRD), unveiled at COP28 in Dubai. The Summit discourse will be consolidated into a White Paper to be delivered to the United Nations, outlining policy recommendations and governance mechanisms for delta conservation through the UNCCRD.
Shock insurgent attacks kill, maim in Narathiwat, Pattani
Published on 09/03/2025
» NARATHIWAT - Black-clad insurgents spread chaos in Sungai Kolok border city on Saturday night, throwing bombs and shooting at the district office, killing two defence volunteers, wounding 11 others and detonating explosives beside a railway track and outside a mall.
Pulling a cure out of thin air
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 03/02/2025
» The government's latest efforts to cope with PM2.5 are based on concerns over its harmful impact and a hope for cleaner air, a recurring problem at the beginning of calendar years.
Transforming Diabetes Care: Thai-Danish Collaboration Leads the Way
Published on 24/01/2025
» The Danish Embassy in Thailand, under the leadership of H.E. Mr. Danny Annan, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand and Cambodia, hosted a pivotal session that marked a significant milestone in international healthcare collaboration. The event, following a visit by a Thai health delegation to Denmark from November 19-21, 2024, brought together key stakeholders to explore innovative strategies for diabetes management and public health transformation with eleven Thai government officials embarked on this journey with a clear mission: to explore cutting-edge diabetes management strategies, innovative health reimbursement models, and the potential of public-private partnerships in healthcare.
Sowing Resilience: How Thailand’s Farmers Can Thrive Amid Climate Change
Published on 06/01/2025
» Op-ed attributable to Areeya Obidiegwu, Assistant Professor Department of Agricultral and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University.