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Good time to celebrate verbal gaffes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/10/2025
» Tomorrow happens to be Plain English Day which has in recent years morphed into International Plain Language Day designed to promote the proper use of language. In other words the aim is to cut out all the gibberish, mumbo jumbo, codswallop, balderdash, tripe, tommyrot, twaddle, tosh and bosh you may have become accustomed to… heaven forbid, some of it even in PostScript.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.
Trump heads to Italy for pope’s funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump headed to Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term in which he will face foreign leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
Aids fight cut short
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2025
» Re: "US funding cuts for Aids-HIV fight", (BP, April 17).
Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 4-10
Guru, Published on 04/04/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Trump pressures courts after reprimand on deportations
AFP, Published on 21/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration ignored an order to block summary deportations.
Trump ready to impose reciprocal tariffs
Published on 13/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is likely to dust off a 1930 trade law, largely forgotten for decades, to back his new reciprocal tariffs that will match other countries’ higher import taxes, trade and legal experts say.
Gutting aid, US cedes soft power game to China
Published on 12/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump froze nearly all US foreign aid, Cambodia was forced to suspend workers removing dangerous mines from the country -- until China stepped in with the necessary funding.
ONE Championship Fight Night 27 card loses bout with Rambolek vs Gheirati cancelled after weight miss
Sports, Nicolas Atkin, Published on 10/01/2025
» ONE Championship’s upcoming ONE Fight Night 27 card was reduced to nine bouts on Friday morning after Parham Gheirati was unable to weigh in within the catchweight limit for his matchup with Rambolek in Bangkok.
Biden set to make first post-election comments
Published on 07/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden was set to address the nation on Thursday after a stinging election defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Republican Donald Trump, whose stunning political comeback has reverberated around the world.