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Local doctor to receive WHO award
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/02/2026
» Director of Umphang Hospital in Tak province, Worawit Tantiwattanasap, will receive the United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize 2026 in recognition of his humanitarian service and sustained efforts to expand healthcare access for vulnerable populations in remote border areas, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced.
King expresses sorrow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen have expressed deep concern and sorrow over the deadly construction crane collapse in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Somaliland: Mixed motivations
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/01/2026
» Last week Israel was the first country in the world to establish diplomatic relations with Somaliland. Not Somalia, a wreck of a country on the East African coast that has been mired in civil war for the past thirty-five years, but Somaliland, a different country just north of there that has been peaceful, relatively prosperous and even democratic for all those years.
Half-century of Thai-UAE diplomatic relations
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 03/12/2025
» As Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, the Gulf state's ambassador to Thailand, Obaid Saeed Obaid Bintaresh Aldhaheri, reaffirmed the steady expansion of bilateral cooperation, noting that both nations have made "remarkable progress across all fields" since establishing formal ties.
Another day, another massacre
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/11/2025
» The ceasefire in Gaza, however shaky, is freeing up some bandwidth for the world's media to fret about other ongoing massacres, and UN Secretary General António Guterres wasted no time in turning the spotlight on Sudan. "The horrifying crisis in Sudan … is spiralling out of control," he said on Monday -- but he didn't explain why.
Arab fraternity weakens and hegemons rule
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/11/2025
» 'This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper," wrote T S Eliot in 1925, probably responding to the profoundly unsatisfactory aftermath of World War I (although with a poet, you never really know). At any rate, it's happening again, this time in the Middle East.
Tributes for Queen Mother pour in
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/10/2025
» World leaders, foreign embassies, and international organisations have extended heartfelt condolences over the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother, honouring her lifelong dedication to people, cultural preservation, and social welfare.
Changing face of foreign direct investment
News, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 15/10/2025
» Although US President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies dominate news headlines, they are far from the only forces shaping global production. New investment patterns have been reshaping the global economic landscape since well before Mr Trump's tariffs.
Thaksin 'ready' for any ruling
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is prepared to accept any verdict issued by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a source close to the matter said.
Arab tourists injured in Pattaya street race crash
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/08/2025
» CHON BURI - Several Arab tourists were injured early Saturday when their motorcycles collided during an illegal street race on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya.