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  • ADVANCED NEWS

    Govt controls rice price, small farmer businesses fail

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/03/2013

    » As govt becomes only buyer of rice, local farmer groups producing high quality rice products forced out of business.

  • LIFE

    Remember the Raja

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 26/10/2021

    » Pornsak Songsaeng, the 'Raja of Molam' from Isan, died of a heart attack in Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 17. He was 60 years old. Pornsak was one of the most famous Isan music stars, and his funeral was attended by many of his fans as well as many of the big names in the entertainment industry.

  • THAILAND

    Hope beyond cure

    News, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/03/2021

    » Suthira Taychakhoonavudh loves teaching. But now wearing a different hat as a CEO and co-founder of Baiya Phytopharm, many times she feels the stress is almost too much to bear.

  • THAILAND

    Long-overdue end of O-Net exams

    News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021

    » For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skills.

  • OPINION

    Anutin must go

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/04/2021

    » Re: "Anutin defies calls to quit health post," (BP, April 26).

  • THAILAND

    PM volunteers for first shot

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/02/2021

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday announced he is ready to be the first Thai to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a bid to boost public confidence in the China-made vaccine.

  • THAILAND

    Renewed push to make a success of pedal power

    News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/02/2020

    » The popularity of cycling is on the wane in Bangkok. Bicycle shops and related businesses which were thriving only a few years ago are struggling to stay afloat as the number of riders on city streets has dwindled, leaving only the die-hard enthusiasts brave enough to tackle the traffic and filthy air.

  • THAILAND

    Cinema crush prompts warning

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/06/2020

    » Violators of social distancing measures and other rules deployed to fight the coronavirus outbreak will face immediate legal action, the security chief of the Covid-19-fighting agency warned yesterday after fans mobbed a cinema.

  • OPINION

    #BehindTheHashtags

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/03/2020

    » Many student protests that were partly set off by the dissolution of Future Forward Party over the past two weeks has also ushered in new hashtags into the lexicon of Thai social media. At the time of writing, it has been reported that there are 28 hashtags associated with campus protests. Some are humourous while others carry strong political stances and sharp gibes. Whether you agree with these students who've chosen to make their voices heard, it's better to get used to their protest hashtags as more student flashmobs are on their way (but many speculate that the designation of Covid-19 as a dangerous communicable disease may be used as a tool to suppress them). Not to mention, an online campaign calling for people to wear black on Fridays as a symbol to oppose dictatorship began last Friday.

  • BUSINESS

    SEC punishes top BA shareholders

    Business, Published on 19/01/2019

    » The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed fines totalling 500 million baht against three major shareholders of SET-listed Bangkok Airways Plc (BA), including billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, for share price manipulation.

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