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Minister's 'stress' theory misses the point
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 02/02/2026
» Malaysia's Minister for Religious Affairs, Datuk Zulkifli Hasan, has grabbed global media headlines with his remarks on the LGBTQ+ community. The minister was quoted as saying the sexual orientation of LGBTQ+ individuals is caused by a lifestyle of excessive work-related stress, social pressure, sexual experiences and insufficient religious observance.
It could take 1 Danish soldier in Greenland
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/01/2026
» In 1910, Henry Wilson, the British army officer charged with planning for a possible war with Germany, visited the French officer doing the same job in Paris, Ferdinand Foch. The Anglo-French alliance was still a tentative, semi-secret thing, so Wilson asked Foch, "What is the smallest British military force that would be of any practical assistance to you?"
Trump's offer divides pundits
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/01/2026
» US President Donald Trump's invitation to have Thailand join his proposed Board of Peace to handle the situation in the Gaza Strip has divided opinion, with experts weighing the strategic opportunities against concerns about neo-colonial influence.
Poll leaders narrow gap
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has narrowed the gap with poll leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut in the latest survey by the National Institute for Development Administration (Nida), signalling an increasingly competitive race for the premiership ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
Unexploded shells delay villagers' return
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 05/01/2026
» Authorities are intensifying operations to remove unexploded artillery shells and other munitions after weeks of cross-border fire from Cambodian forces left civilian areas littered with dangerous ordnance.
Ministry raises anti-torture law awareness
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 03/12/2025
» Two years after the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act came into force, officials at the Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD) under the Justice Ministry say the challenge now lies in ensuring every state official understands both the letter and the spirit of the legislation.
Thai army rejects Cambodia claims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2025
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has disputed a statement made by Cambodia this week, which claimed that Thailand fired shots into Cambodia without provocation early this month and that landmines along the border were laid a long time ago.
No excuse for abuse
News, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2025
» The International Labour Organization estimated in 2021 that 27.6 million people were victims of forced labour, including sexual exploitation -- a global challenge that remains a serious concern for Thailand as well.
The effects of unfinished momentum
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 08/11/2025
» Why do some nations surge confidently into the future while others advance only in half-steps, not declining but not accelerating either? In their influential book Why Nations Fail (first published in 2012), Daron Acemoglu -- now a Nobel Prize economist -- and James Robinson, both economists and political scientists at the University of Chicago, offer a helpful lens for understanding Thailand's development path without casting blame or provoking division.
Border row claims activist as victim
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/10/2025
» A nasty drama is playing out online over comments by Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit, a former member of the National Human Rights Commission, amid the atmosphere of mutual distrust caused by the border conflict.