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  • OPINION

    The presidential poll isn't perfect. Vote anyway

    News, Published on 31/08/2023

    » Predictability is the name of the game in Singapore's elections. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) and its candidates always win handsomely. And while their margin of success is the envy of political parties and politicians the world over, for the PAP every single point counts. It is a sign of just how satisfied Singapore's 3.5 million or so citizens are with the ruling party. And a signal of whether longevity and legitimacy amount to the same thing.

  • OPINION

    Very thorough

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/08/2023

    » Re: "Senate to play pivotal role", (Editorial, Aug 14).

  • THAILAND

    Chia Tai presents fast-growing seeds to support provincial communities

    Published on 06/07/2020

    » Chia Tai presents fast-growing seeds to support provincial communities: Chia Tai, represented by Boonme Okman, Vice President Seed Business, provided 10,000 packets of vegetable seeds to Lt.Gen. Santipong Thampiya, Director of the Directorate of Civil Affairs, at the Directorate of Civil Affairs Office, Royal Thai Army Headquarters, to support the “Yoo Ban Dee Mee Sook Phorphiang” campaign which aims to encourage people to plant home-grown vegetables in order to reduce their expenses, create long-term food security, and help those affected by COVID-19 support themselves.

  • THAILAND

    Pride 'hypocrisy' sparks backlash

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/06/2023

    » LGBTQ+ rights campaigners have criticised businesses for cashing in on products promoted during Pride Month while failing to support the call for equal rights.

  • LIFE

    Remembering an icon

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 01/08/2023

    » On July 13, luk thung singer, actor, movie/TV producer and label owner Phanom Nopporn passed away in hospital at the age of 77. One of the giants of the "country music" genre, fans and stars of the luk thung industry attended his funeral on July 18 at Wat Bang Rak Noi Ban Sai in Nonthaburi.

  • OPINION

    What Wagner's revolt means to Putin's war

    News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/06/2023

    » The Don is a much bigger river than the Rubicon, but Yevgeny Prigozhin and his army crossed it anyway on Friday.

  • OPINION

    Solving the global food crisis

    News, Published on 26/06/2023

    » When ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January 2019, one of his first acts in office was to abolish the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (Consea), a globally lauded body that had reduced food insecurity. It was a huge step back for the country, which the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had removed from its "hunger map" in 2014.

  • OPINION

    Unemployment and economic  future in China

    Oped, Published on 29/07/2023

    » In May, China reported that youth unemployment had reached a record-breaking 20.8%, with the high-paying, high-skilled jobs that university graduates are trained for growing scarcer.

  • LIFE

    Light flickers in US, fades in Thailand

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/11/2020

    » For a good part of November, the world was gripped by a tumultuous fanfare that is the US election. And even before the very last votes were counted, relief and joy were already felt in many communities, not only in America but perhaps across the world. For better or for worse, Donald Trump's reign is coming to an end, and the world now looks to President-elect Joe Biden in the hopes that his win will let voices from the marginalised LGBTI community become louder. Biden promised to enact the Equality Act, a civil rights law that will protect LGBTI people from discrimination within his first 100 days in office among other things.

  • THAILAND

    Move Forward fever grips SE Asia

    News, Published on 18/06/2023

    » The Move Forward Party's (MFP) triumph in the general election has sparked new hope for political change in the region, as experts expect the ascendance of an MFP-led progressive government will help shift the landscape of international relations in Southeast Asia toward a more liberal democracy.

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