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Drunk driver crashes into police car, injuring 2
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2025
» A man driving under the influence of alcohol rammed his car into the back of a parked police patrol vehicle outside a convenience store in Nonthaburi early Sunday morning, injuring two people. The driver was found to have a blood alcohol level of 181 milligrammes percent, well above the legal limit.
Rekindling fading Halal hub hopes
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 07/07/2025
» Thai veterinarian Ninareeman Binnima has often heard from among foreign Muslim business people that they can hardly find Halal restaurants at either Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang airports in Bangkok.
Rethinking what it means to be human
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 05/07/2025
» In the decades ahead, Thailand will not collapse in a blaze of war, disease, or climate catastrophe. Rather, it will quietly wither from within. The twin forces of demographic decline and digital automation are converging with astonishing speed, and yet our political and moral imaginations remain unprepared.
Canada leaders make final pitches in campaign upended by Trump
News, AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» MONTREAL - Canadian leaders campaigned in battleground districts Saturday, two days before a vote electrified by US President Donald Trump's threats, with Prime Minister Mark Carney favored after assuring voters he can stand up to Washington.
Mobile operators need competition
News, Peter Cramton & Erik Bohlin, Published on 31/03/2025
» Thailand's mobile communications market has two service providers with an equal share of customers. In economic terms, it is a symmetric duopoly. This is the worst market structure because the two can easily discipline each other to limit competition: "I'll match any lower price you set; I'll limit 5G and 6G investment if you do." This reciprocity limits competition in price and quality, which helps the carriers' shareholders but harms consumers, especially in the long run, through slower innovation in a critical infrastructure industry.
Taliban rule dims Afghan women's rights
News, John J. Metzler, Published on 17/03/2025
» The darkening rule of the Taliban regime over Afghanistan continues to dim prospect women's rights as well as any chances for the war-torn country to overcome an ongoing humanitarian catastrophe. Currently more than 50 percent of the population, some 23 million people in this South Asian land, require humanitarian assistance and that aid is now decreasing.
Zelensky-Trump clash spurs rethink by US allies
News, Peter Apps, Published on 10/03/2025
» As they watched Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky evicted from the White House last week after an unprecedented live televised quarrel with President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance, some of America's closest allies began to swiftly reappraise decades of foreign and defence policy.
Will Thailand's economy cheat death?
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 23/01/2025
» 'He and the other survivors have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to evade their fate for very long." A movie buff will know this comes from Final Destination and the "he" in the quote refers to Alex Browing, the movie's main character.
Entertainment Complex Bill short on benefits, big on casinos: watchdog
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2024
» The bill which would set up entertainment complexes focuses more on having casinos rather than providing clarity about how the country will benefit from the revenue, the Stop Gambling Foundation says.
Casino legalisation bill gives government the final say
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2024
» The government will determine where casino-entertainment complexes will be located to ensure fairness among bidders in the project, if the bill legalising gambling in the country becomes law, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.