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Republican former US VP to vote for Kamala Harris
News, Published on 08/09/2024
» WASHINGTON, US: Republican former vice president Dick Cheney said Friday he will vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris over Republican former president Donald Trump in the Nov 5 US elections, following a similar statement made by his daughter Liz Cheney this week.
Belief in the 'middle way'
Published on 08/09/2024
» Re: "Thailand's Dhammacracy", (PostBag, Sept 1).
Thai PM Paetongtarn vows to serve full 3-year term
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/09/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has vowed to serve her full three-year term in office and has established a team to handle any legal complaints brought against her.
Thousands protest in France against new PM
Published on 07/09/2024
» PARIS - Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, with left-wing parties accusing him of stealing the legislative election.
Was it one big conspiracy?
News, Published on 07/09/2024
» Pundits are tempted to link the recent dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as premier to a Pheu Thai "exit strategy", if one was ever devised, for its fiercely controversial digital wallet scheme.
Netanyahu did not do enough to save hostages
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/09/2024
» Six Jewish hostages were murdered by Hamas last week just before the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reached them, and a controversy has erupted in Israel about whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should have done more to save them, but only among the ignorant and the credulous, because everybody else knew he never intended to save them. If your child is kidnapped and you get a ransom note, do you:
People's Party eyes future despite hurdle
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/09/2024
» The People's Party did not win the Ratchaburi provincial administration organisation (PAO) chairman election last Sunday. However, this is not a major loss for the party, given the substantial increase in voter support it got for its candidate, almost threefold from the previous poll. Going forward, the party has good prospects for next year's local election and the general election of 2027.
Follow-ups needed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2024
» Re: "Seed bomb threat to forest ecology", (Editorial, Sept 2), "Hilltop plot seized after landslides", (BP, 2 Sept) & "Phuket Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risks", (BP, Sept 3).
Tourism minister urged to brace for the worst
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 06/09/2024
» Tourism operators have warned the new tourism minister to brace for a nosedive in the global economy and fiercer competition next year, urging the government to start planning for the worst-case scenario from this year.
Gen Prawit re-elected as Palang Pracharath leader
Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2024
» Gen Prawit Wongsuwon has made a comeback as the leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), just hours after stepping down to allow for the election of a new executive board on Friday morning.