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Being protectionist and world leader isn't possible
News, Published on 31/05/2024
» President Joe Biden likes to call the United States "the indispensable nation". By that, he means that America is the only power simultaneously mighty and benevolent enough to preserve whatever is left of a liberal order -- one in which rules and multilateral institutions govern, among other things, a system of relatively free international finance and trade.
Rise of the killer 'toys'
News, Editorial, Published on 31/05/2024
» As we celebrate World No Tobacco Day today, society, especially parents, are facing a new challenge -- the rise of young smokers and deceptively packaged but harmful tobacco products like "toy pods", the fifth generation of e-cigarettes designed to be both collectable and appealing to youngsters.
Chadchart warns street vendors of income checks and tax bills
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2024
» City Hall is imposing measures to rein in street vendors, including checking their income, taxing them, and eventually ending hawking on pavements altogether.
Kicking learning issues down the road
News, Published on 31/05/2024
» As Thailand and the Education Ministry are trying to improve education -- such as promoting the use of AI, handing out laptops and increasing funds for research, issues that could and should be addressed at primary and secondary schools in Thailand are being avoided, delayed, and increasingly ending up in the lap of tertiary education. This causes problems for lecturers, students and other stakeholders.
Illegal camp site faces demolition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/05/2024
» Saraburi: Authorities have ordered Phu Nab Dao Cafe & Glamping in Muak Lek district to demolish structures it built illegally on its Sor Por Kor land within 30 days.
Officer guilty of embezzling bail money
News, Published on 31/05/2024
» A police captain was sentenced to 50 years in prison yesterday for embezzling money placed with a police station as bail surety on several occasions, according to the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.
Indonesian cops nab Chaowalit
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2024
» Chaowalit Thongduang, an inmate who fled from a Nakhon Si Thammarat hospital last October while receiving treatment and who was later involved in a shootout with police, has been nabbed in Indonesia after seven months on the run.
The lasting legacy of Abenomics
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 31/05/2024
» After the 1985 Plaza Accord pushed the yen's exchange rate sharply upwards, Japan's economy suffered a severe slowdown that proved mightily difficult to reverse. In fact, the only prime minister to oversee a period of consistent growth and high employment in the past three decades was Shinzo Abe, during his second term, which began in 2012.
Heavy rains on way but less than 2023
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2024
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has warned of heavy rainfall from August to September due to the impact of the La Nina phenomenon, but the total amount of rainfall this year is expected to be 26% below average.
Good news for Boong's kin
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/05/2024
» Footage of the treatment of Netiporn "Boong" Sanesangkhom by the Medical Correctional Institute (MCI) may be made available if the late activist's mother formally requests it, according to the House committee on legal affairs.