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Impostors' role in modern warfare
News, Diego Gambetta & Thomas Hegghammer, Published on 18/12/2024
» Israel's detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah fighters and loyalists in mid-September will be remembered as one of the most ingenious plots in the history of spycraft. It is also a reminder that the most powerful weapon in war is not a fighter jet, a drone, or even artificial intelligence, but rather something much older: impersonation.
Govt pushes for alcohol control laws that match 'global norms'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2024
» The Alcoholic Beverage Control Bill will be submitted to parliament next month, says the Ministry of Public Health.
B2m fake cosmetics seized in Thai province of Khon Kaen
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/11/2024
» The Consumer Protection Police Division (CCPD) seized over 40,000 items, worth about 2 million baht, in a raid at an illegal cosmetics factory in Khon Kaen on Monday.
Thai ministry saddened as tainted Laos moonshine claims another life
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 25/11/2024
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences after a second Australian teen transferred from Laos to be treated for methanol poisoning after drinking tainted liquor, died on Sunday.
Hotel booze rules relaxed over New Year
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/11/2024
» Hotel guests will be allowed to order alcoholic drinks to their rooms from in-house bars and restaurants around the clock over the New Year, according to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
New booze control bill nearly ready
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2024
» The chairman of the special committee scrutinising new alcohol control legislation, Wisarn Techathirawat, said the draft of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Bill was about 80% complete and would be submitted to parliament in mid-December.
Zoo body slams monastery's use of hippo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2024
» The Zoological Park Organization has slammed a Buddhist monastery for using the image of "Moo Deng", the pygmy hippo and social media sensation, to produce Moo Deng trinkets used as sacred objects for wealth.
The US election and the crisis of whiteness
News, Edoardo Campanella, Published on 28/10/2024
» The "crisis of democracy" across Western countries is generally attributed to rising inequality, the hollowing out of the middle class, and the politics of mass migration. But another major factor is demography, especially in the United States, where the threat to democracy tracks developments affecting white voters. Moreover, since demographic trends cannot be easily reversed, America's growing dysfunction is likely to be a persistent factor in global politics for a long time.
Probe into costly, substandard Thai uni aircraft course
News, Post reporters, Published on 23/10/2024
» The Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry has ordered a probe into a complaint that a university in Bangkok opened a substandard aircraft repair technician course charging almost a million baht to enrol and study.
Taiwan signals new openness to nuclear power
News, Matthew Winkler, Miaojung Lin, Debby Wu and Yian Lee, Published on 23/10/2024
» Taiwan is "very open" to using new nuclear technology to meet surging demand from chipmakers devouring electricity in the AI boom, according to Premier Cho Jung-tai -- one of the strongest signs yet that the government is rethinking its opposition to reactors.