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Trickery in the land of tavern trivia
Published on 23/11/2025
» The world of pub quizzes was shaken in Britain recently when a team at The Barking Dog pub in Manchester was kicked out for cheating. Although disputes may occasionally occur in such quizzes it doesn't usually come down to such strong disciplinary action. However the team involved was believed to be clearly in breach of trivia etiquette.
Breaking barriers for Thai innovations
Oped, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu and Pichakorn Khowasinth, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand is abundant with talent in medical technology. Why aren't our homegrown innovations reaching patients? The answer is simple: a broken system.
I never panic, but I'm panicking now
Oped, Lydia Polgreen, Published on 23/11/2024
» For over a month now, my mother has been pestering me about her missing passport. It was in her closet, she said, and suddenly it was gone. It was expired, and renewing would be easier if she had the old one. She had no immediate travel plans, just a vague desire to visit Ethiopia, the country where she was born and raised, at some point in the future.
Climate change: the August deadline
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/08/2024
» When you spend four years writing a book on climate change, you get to know most of the leading players. I have never seen them so dismayed.
Three summits jointly boost centrality
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 22/11/2022
» Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand with distinctive styles of leadership and diplomatic finesse have succeeded in performing the most difficult somersault in international relations by uniting concerned parties from all sides over the Ukraine war to agree to disagree and then agree to agree. Bravo to the trio of Asean members for the outstanding success. A task that seemed impossible just a few weeks ago suddenly became a possibility. Indeed, if global leaders had some humility like the leaders in this part of the world, the outcome of these regional summits could serve as a stepping stone for peace and stability in the wider world. Southeast Asia could even shape the new international order in the making, as the hosts of three summits -- Asean, G20, and Apec -- have demonstrated.
An 'open society'?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/11/2022
» Re: "Protesters confront riot-control police", (BP, Nov 17).
A grain of truth
News, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2019
» Re: "Jurin floats rice price insurance", (BP, Aug 18).
Bonds, not bullies
News, Postbag, Published on 12/07/2019
» Re: "Hazing ritual leaves teen pupil in coma", (BP, July 9).
Campaign of terror
News, Postbag, Published on 07/04/2018
» Re: "Walls close in on free press", (Editorial, April 6).
Deaths not a fluke
News, Postbag, Published on 06/04/2018
» Some weeks ago I was taken ill with abdominal pain, constant vomiting and diarrhoea, so my wife took me to a hospital in Khon Kaen where, after 24 hours, I was diagnosed with liver flukes.