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Govt pulls through with Songkran fest
Editorial, Published on 21/04/2024
» Peak celebrations for the Songkran holiday this year may have passed, but there are already a few refreshing signs lingering in the aftermath of the festivities.
Defusing heritage rows
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2024
» As the Songkran water-splashing festival draws to a close in Thailand and Cambodia, the war of words among netizens -- sparked by a Thai influencer who made sarcastic comments about the Khmer New Year -- drags on.
A Songkran downer
News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2024
» Songkran festivities across Thailand continue to draw in both local and foreign tourists, all eager to partake in the joyful water-splashing celebration.
Scrap booze sale curb
News, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2024
» Last week, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said the government is likely to decide on whether to keep an afternoon ban on alcohol beverage sales or revoke it.
The killing of innocents in Israel and Gaza
News, Peter Singer, Published on 09/01/2024
» Last month, I was invited to join other Princeton University academics in viewing a compilation of raw footage from GoPro cameras carried by Hamas gunmen killing civilians in Israel on Oct 7. Additional video and audio material came from dashboard cameras, traffic cameras, phone intercepts, and victims' phones. The invitation carried a warning that the footage would show horrific violence and murder.
A festival of reflection
Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 27/11/2023
» The Loy Krathong festival will be celebrated today and many people will head to rivers, canals and ponds to float their beautifully decorated krathong.
Taylor Swift's Eras tour confronts climate crisis
News, Published on 22/11/2023
» Taylor Swift, one of the world's most successful and wealthiest pop stars, has come face to face with the climate crisis in Brazil during her global Eras tour.
The spiral of violence that led to Hamas
Oped, Peter Singer, Published on 13/10/2023
» Hamas' brazen and vicious attacks within Israel have rightly drawn condemnation around the world. If this is a war, as both sides agree it is, then Hamas' deliberate targeting of civilians counts as a major war crime.
We must prepare for an aged society
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 08/05/2023
» In mid-April, the Songkran Festival welcomes the Thai New Year with water splashing and people getting wet.
In search of some extreme heat relief
News, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2023
» Earlier this month, spirits were high as the nation celebrated its first full-fledged Songkran in four years. No fears of Covid-19 or the sweltering heat were going to scare people out of enjoying one of the country's most-cherished holidays.