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Being protectionist and world leader isn't possible
News, Andreas Kluth, Published on 31/05/2024
» President Joe Biden likes to call the United States "the indispensable nation". By that, he means that America is the only power simultaneously mighty and benevolent enough to preserve whatever is left of a liberal order -- one in which rules and multilateral institutions govern, among other things, a system of relatively free international finance and trade.
Commit to end torture
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2023
» Tomorrow should have been a historic day for human rights in Thailand. It should have been a time for human rights advocates and the public to celebrate because the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act -- a crucial piece of legislation which took 14 years to pass -- was supposed to come into effect.
Checkpoint cameras aim to discourage police corruption
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/02/2023
» The national police chief has ordered officers manning checkpoints nationwide to wear uniforms and body cameras to ensure transparency and prevent cases of extortion and bribery.
Rare dolphins spotted frolicking in the Bang Pakong River
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2023
» Three rare dolphins have been spotted in Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao province, alerting the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to send a team to monitor their safety.
Ukraine: Where next after fight to take Kherson?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 16/11/2022
» The recovery of the city of Kherson is the third big victory for the Ukrainian armed forces in three months: first, the reconquest of all of Kharkiv Oblast in September, then the partial destruction of the Kerch Strait Bridge linking Crimea with Russia in October, and now the liberation of Kherson. So where next?
Police search for 3 gold robbers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/02/2022
» Tak: Police are searching for three people suspected of robbing a jewellery store in a downtown area in Phop Phra district and shooting one of its customers dead.
Cops seize 8.6m meth pills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2022
» CHIANG MAI: A total of 8.6 million methamphetamine pills were seized at checkpoints in three northern provinces, Provincial Police Region 5 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Piya Tawichai said yesterday.
Stings net 12 drug suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/11/2021
» Narcotics suppression officials seized 6.4 million methamphetamine pills, 300 kilogrammes of crystal meth and 200 kilogrammes of marijuana in seven cases this month that also netted 12 suspects, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) said yesterday during a joint media briefing with the army.
Show where the cash goes
News, Editorial, Published on 21/05/2021
» After insisting the government has plenty of cash to splurge on Covid-19 relief schemes, the truth about how the state purse drying up has been revealed.
Pandemic hotlines ringing off hook
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/04/2021
» The phones at the 1669 hotline call centre in Klang Hospital have been ringing off the hook since the third -- and by far, the deadliest -- wave of Covid-19 infections began earlier this month.