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Siriraj touts benefits of radiology resources
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2025
» Siriraj Hospital has been promoting advanced technology for interventional radiology, a minimally invasive procedure for specifically targeted medical treatment.
Industry rules are broken, not cryptocurrencies
News, Koray Caliskan, Published on 31/08/2023
» When the Venetian merchant Marco Polo travelled the Silk Road in the thirteenth century, he encountered not only unfamiliar peoples, but also new (to him) forms of finance. In China, he was shocked to learn that Kublai Khan had introduced paper money. It was lighter, easier to transfer and store, and more valuable than the metal coins packed in his purse. After returning to Venice, Marco Polo taught his fellow merchants how to use the Khan's innovation. Even though some rejected the flat, foldable currency, arguing that it was no gold and never would be, paper money would change the world.
Let's go gambling
News, Published on 14/12/2021
» Re: "Divisive casino scheme put up for reconsideration", (BP, Dec 4).
RDF a fossil fuel
News, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2021
» Re: "SKE readies shift to cleaner fuel", (Business, June 19).
'Uncle Bill', kingpin in US sex trafficking ring, gets 17 years
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2020
» Sex trafficker "Uncle Bill", who coerced hundreds of Thai women to engage in commercial sex acts across the United States, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
Trump offers clarity on Iran's terrorist aims
News, Eli Lake, Published on 10/04/2019
» For more than 30 years, successive US administrations have called Iran what it is: a state sponsor of terrorism. Leaders of its military and intelligence agencies have been sanctioned, while the terror groups Iran supports have faced military action as well as sanctions.
Jumping through hoops
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2019
» Until this year, the Revenue Department has conveniently deposited my tax refund into my Kasikorn bank account.
Motorbike deathtraps
News, Postbag, Published on 14/02/2019
» The figure given by the Thailand Development Research Institute researchers, that is, the cost of motorbike accidents throughout the country -- 500 billion baht or 3% of GDP per year -- should be advertised on billboards everywhere (Opinion, Feb 13).
Haves and have nots
News, Postbag, Published on 11/01/2019
» Re: "School tries out casual attire", (BP, Jan 9).