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Instability hurts refugees' hopes
Oped, Thanida Piyachot, Published on 09/09/2025
» Thailand's political situation has remained tense since the violent clashes that erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border, which fueled a wave of right-wing nationalism and boosted the military's popularity. This was followed by the Constitutional Court's ruling to dismiss Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister, on charges of ethical misconduct, which forced the entire cabinet to step down.
No small beef
Postbag, Published on 12/05/2025
» Re: "Tariffs to have far-reaching hit: Bank of Thailand," (BP, May 10).
Rethink the South
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2025
» Re: "Govt 'ready for new talks' on peace in deep South", (BP, May 7).
Breaking gender barriers in the clergy
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 22/07/2023
» Can queers be ordained as Buddhist monks? The question sparked intense debates on social media when Pataradanai Setsuwan, a well-known openly gay celebrity, entered the monkhood late last month.
World Kindness Day
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/11/2020
» To commemorate World Kindness Day, Nov 13, here are a few stories of generosity to restore your faith in humanity and hopefully inspire us all to be kinder to one another. Warning: you may go aww while reading these stories.
Building on health gains
News, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2019
» Today, Thailand celebrates UN-designated Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day with a success story to share with other countries, near and far.
All being well
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/12/2019
» Out of 89 nations, Thailand came in sixth on CEOWORLD's list of the world's best healthcare systems, announced just in August of this year.
Naturalisation a win-win
News, Editorial, Published on 10/08/2018
» The world rejoiced when the Wild Boars were rescued from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai. Now there is more good news: Three of the boys -- Adul Sam-on, Mongkol Boonpiam and Pornchai Kamluang -- and their coach Ekkapol Chantawong have officially become Thai citizens. On Wednesday they were among 30 stateless people who took the oath of citizenship at a ceremony in Chiang Rai.