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Govt denies plotting VAT hike
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The government has firmly denied reports suggesting a planned hike in value-added tax (VAT) from 7% to 10%, describing the claims as misinformation and reiterating its commitment to easing the cost of living for the general public.
Wary response to borrowing plan
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Kuakul Mornkum and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/04/2026
» The government is preparing to issue an emergency decree to borrow 500 billion baht and raise the public debt ceiling, according to a news report on Monday.
Gasoline users left out of fuel price cut
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/04/2026
» Fuel pricing policy is again under scrutiny as critics urge the government to extend benefits from falling global crude oil prices to gasoline and gasohol consumers, who they argue are disproportionately burdened by contributions to the Oil Fuel Fund.
DSI questions shipping executives over missing oil
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday began questioning executives from shipping companies summoned as witnesses in the missing oil at sea case.
Under-fire 4th Army chief keeps position
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026
» The Defence Minister yesterday confirmed there would be no transfer of the Fourth Army Area commander despite public pressure, adding that a recent controversy involving the commander has now been cleared up.
Water crisis still unsolved
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's trip to Chiang Mai on Monday only confirms one certainty: his government -- whether Anutin 1.0 or the current 2.0 version -- does not have a coherent policy for water management.
The generational shift in learning needs addressing
News, Mariano Miguel Carrera, Published on 22/04/2026
» Picking mangoes at home recently highlighted the generational shift in learning. My sons, 10 and 13, were not interested in the mangoes. After years of pushing, pleading and prompting, climbing the trees is a problem for them. Interest muted. They occasionally pick mangoes with a rod to eat, but the joy of climbing trees and picking mangoes by hand is not there. Convenience, interest and options make what was once a rite of passage, a joy, a form of exercise, learning, a communion with nature and more, a mundane -- meh.
Time for fair reform
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2026
» Re: "Another perspective" & "Leave S112 alone", (April 20, April 19). I sincerely thank Khun Yingwai Suchaovanich and Khun Felix Qui for their thoughtful comments on our application of our lese majeste law, aka S112. This law demands our thorough scrutiny before being used, for as our beloved late national father told us, "(its) use ultimately damages the monarchy".
De Vicenzo's heartbreak: One wrong, one lost Masters
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 22/04/2026
» Scorecard rules require that you and your marker verify that the hole-by-hole scores are accurate and sign the card, and return it promptly after the round. Signing for a lower score on a hole results in disqualification, while signing for a higher score means the higher score stands. Before signing, ensure the score for each individual hole is correct. The card must be signed by both you and your marker to be valid.
SCOTUS slaps down YouTube copyright actions
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/04/2026
» Following on from my previous observation of the music industry harassing content creators, the Supreme Court in the US just rewrote the rules of secondary copyright liability. On March 25, the Supreme Court unanimously held that simply knowing your users might infringe copyright is not enough to make you liable. This negated the old theory that "knowledge plus material contribution" was enough.