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Cornered Orban at risk of losing next election
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 28/03/2026
» Viktor Orban has not aged well. When I met him in Budapest two months before the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, he was a typical hyper-ambitious student leader. Anybody who has been to university knows the type: fluent, ruthless, perpetually on the look-out for the main chance, and oddly old still to be a student. (He was 26.)
American hegemony is waning
News, Carla Norrlöf is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto., Published on 21/03/2026
» The messy crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has clarified how power works in the 21st century. It reminds us that the greatest long-term threat to the United States is not China's military buildup or Russian aggression, but the gradual fragmentation of the alliance system that has underwritten its global leadership since World War II.
Robotic surgery at Rajavithi Hospital saves girl, 12
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026
» Rajavithi Hospital has performed a robotic-assisted operation to remove a pancreatic tumour in a 12-year-old girl, making her one of the youngest patients in Thailand to undergo this advanced surgical procedure.
Phuket gears up for Chinese New Year tourism surge
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/02/2026
» Phuket is preparing to welcome a surge of visitors during the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, with a month-long programme of events beginning today aimed at stimulating early-year tourism and generating more than 600 million baht in revenue.
Chadchart's bold bridge plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/01/2026
» On today's fashionable Song Wat Road, where century-old shophouses have lately been reborn as cafes and design studios and the Chao Phraya River slips quietly past, a bridge exists -- for now -- only on paper.
Woman faces arrest for pimping kid
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/11/2025
» Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old woman accused of forcing her 12-year-old daughter to work at a massage parlour in central Tokyo, prompting coordinated action among law enforcement agencies in Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan.
Mother held in Taiwan for 'trafficking' kid
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/11/2025
» Police in Taiwan have arrested a mother after her 12-year-old Thai daughter was abandoned and forced to provide sexual services to customers at a massage parlour in Tokyo, Japan, the Asahi Shimbun website says.
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.
Brothel shut after minors discovered
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/10/2025
» CHANTHABURI: A brothel in Khlung district that was found to be employing girls under the age of 18 has been shut down following a raid early yesterday, according to the police.
Police seize thousands of substandard hair salon items
News, Online Reporters, Published on 22/10/2025
» Police seized over 13,000 substandard hair salon items after raiding nine locations in several provinces on Tuesday. The raid followed the death of a 10-year-old girl electrocuted by a hairdryer in northeastern Thailand.