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  • OPINION

    It's getting too hot to vote in India

    News, David Fickling, Published on 24/04/2024

    » How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40 degrees Celsius? That's the problem faced by voters in India. A swath of the country's east is sweltering under a heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled classes, and one TV presenter collapsed on air with heat stroke.

  • THAILAND

    Can new Senate escape old stigma?

    Published on 10/03/2024

    » With the term of the current set of 250 appointed senators set to end in May, political pundits and politicians are hoping that the election of a new 200-member Upper House will bring a breath of fresh air to Thai politics.

  • OPINION

    Hole in haze narrative

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2024

    » Re: "PM to submit dust control plan to court", (BP, Jan 22).

  • THAILAND

    Politics, parties and PMs

    News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/12/2023

    » With 2024 fast approaching, the 'Bangkok Post' takes a look back at five top political stories that captivated and intrigued the nation over the past year.

  • OPINION

    Ukraine: War, peace and the US Congress

    Oped, Published on 16/12/2023

    » We are approaching Ukraine's second Christmas at war with Russia. Gone are the heady days and David and Goliath moments of tough and plucky Ukraine stunning the Russian bear and, against all odds and predictions, presumably turning the military tide on the aggressor.

  • OPINION

    Thailand's semi-democracy returns

    Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 01/12/2023

    » The appointment of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as privy councillor has neatly bookended Thai politics over the past decade. It coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the street demonstrations that were led by the People's Democratic Reform Committee, paving the way for Gen Prayut to stage a military coup in May 2014. While the interim was a period of hard and soft military-authoritarian rule in 2014-19 and 2019-23, the new moving balance in Thai politics is a semi-democracy of sorts under the Pheu Thai Party-led coalition government.

  • THAILAND

    EC denies dragging feet over poll probes

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/11/2023

    » The Election Commission (EC) on Monday issued a staunch defence of its methods following criticism over a perceived delay in processing complaints from the May general election, saying it needed time to look into complex legal details.

  • GENERAL

    Asian markets tread water, waiting for US cues

    Business, Published on 25/11/2023

    » RECAP: Asian currencies and equities were largely subdued on Friday, with the baht and South Korean won leading declines, as increasing scepticism over whether the Federal Reserve is done with interest rate hikes kept risk appetite in check.

  • THAILAND

    Court to consider Move Forward cases on Nov 22

    Published on 15/11/2023

    » The Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it would continue deliberating two cases involving the Move Forward Party and its former leader on Nov 22.

  • OPINION

    Dating apps' rift with investors

    News, Published on 10/11/2023

    » When I told my old college friends I was moving to New York City to become a columnist, they called me Carrie Bradshaw for an entire week. Well, be careful what you wish for because I've been thinking a lot about online dating over the past few days. And with Bumble Inc's chief executive officer stepping down and the share prices of the leading dating app groups at record lows, I couldn't help but wonder: What are we really willing to pay to find true love?

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