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New health minister seeks cannabis views
Published on 07/05/2024
» Newly appointed Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin says he needs to listen to people’s opinions first before making a final decision on the future of cannabis.
Thai Chamber of Commerce blasts govt wage hike plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is opposing the government's plan to increase the minimum daily wage to 400 baht for workers nationwide, expected in October.
The rise of AI in political warfare
News, Published on 07/05/2024
» This year promises to be a whopper for elective government, with billions of people -- or more than 40% of the world's population -- able to vote in an election. But nearly five months into 2024, some government officials are quietly wondering why the looming risk of AI hasn't, apparently, played out. Even as voters in Indonesia and Pakistan have gone to the polls, they are seeing little evidence of viral deepfakes skewing an electoral outcome, according to a recent article in Politico, which cited "national security officials, tech company executives and outside watchdog groups". AI, they said, wasn't having the "mass impact" that they expected. That is a painfully shortsighted view. The reason? AI may be disrupting elections right now, and we just don't know it.
Meth haul found at border
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/05/2024
» LOEI - Soldiers seized 14 sacks containing over 4.2 million methamphetamine pills, which had been left near the border in Chiang Khan district of this northeastern province, according to authorities on Monday.
Choice of words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/05/2024
» Re: "Man dies in tube well fall", (BP, May 4).
Israel raids Al Jazeera’s offices after banning broadcaster
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/05/2024
» Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation’s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network’s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.
Struggling to recover
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/05/2024
» With an unfavourable economy and expiration of discounts for the land and building tax this year, property developers are thinking twice about acquiring new land plots, shifting instead to draining inventory.
Waste plant on fire for second time
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2024
» The fire at Win Process Co's chemical waste storage plant in Rayong has not been completely put out despite efforts by the authorities. Smouldering remains triggered a second blaze, according to Paradon Thanasuntorn, chair of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Volunteer Network in Ban Khai district.
Drought puts pressure on durian farmers
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/05/2024
» Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thamanat Prompow has ordered officials to provide assistance to durian farmers in the East, as the prolonged drought and scorching heat threaten to spoil their valuable crops right before the harvest season.
Another win-win
Postbag, Published on 05/05/2024
» Re: "Protect rights of refugees", (Editorial, April 30).