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Dec 26 tsunami victims remembered 21 years on
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/12/2025
» Phuket, Krabi and Phangnga marked the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on Friday with solemn remembrance ceremonies, interfaith prayers and tributes to the thousands who died.
We've all seen this war game play out before
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/06/2025
» I've seen this movie already. I don't want to see it again."They lied," said Donald Trump in 2016, running for the Republican presidential nomination against the neo-cons in his own party who had started the "forever wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq. "They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none. And they knew there were none."
Experts in medicine and public health honoured
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 23/11/2024
» Two winners of the Prince Mahidol Award this year in the fields of medicine and public health were announced on Thursday.
Afghan women's rights draw little attention
News, John J Metzler, Published on 07/11/2024
» Afghanistan's tragedy continues. Since the chaotic end of the Afghan war in August 2021, the country is now again ruled by the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban, which has literally turned the clock back on any hints of modernisation and civil and human rights advancements. The rights of women, and especially girls, have plummeted into a medieval miasma.
How the world can escape the new Gilded Age
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 25/10/2024
» Tech billionaires such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not just among the richest people in human history. They also are exceptionally powerful -- socially, culturally and politically. While this is partly a reflection of the social status that our society attaches to wealth in general, that is not the whole story.
Global business leaders to join Forbes CEO meet
News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Forbes Media will hold the 22nd Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok on Nov 20-21.
Zoo chief looks for the next 'Moo Deng' baby hippo
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 16/09/2024
» Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) director Attaporn Sriheran believes "Moo Deng" fever will last for at least another three months at Khao Kheow Open Zoo before the baby hippo gains in size and loses its appeal among children and media.
I'm with the band -- how music made me British
News, Howard Chua-Eoan, Published on 31/08/2024
» 'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had their global breakthrough -- and that song was everywhere. From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it's one of the few mid-1990s songs whose lyrics this Boomer can remember. I admired its Beatles-like off-kilter poetics, its love-will-save-the-day (if not, maybe it'll just save me) sentimentality. And Liam Gallagher's voice, while not beautiful, was pure plaintive Britpop, a plangent inflexion echoing from as far back as 1962's Love Me Do by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Labour's win gives Britain a chance
News, Adrian Wooldridge, Published on 06/07/2024
» Ever since Rishi Sunak's rain-sodden announcement to call a general election on July 4, one question has hung over British politics: Will Labour win by a landslide or just a regular majority?
Dragons and blessings at lucky temple
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» The Year of the Dragon begins on Saturday, the start of the Lunar New Year, which is especially meaningful for Thais with Chinese ancestry.