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Foreign minister discusses Thai-Cambodian border row with world leaders
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has arrived in New York to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly and engage with world leaders to address the escalating tension along the Thai-Cambodian border.
Waging a just war and the Gaza Strip
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/12/2023
» 'If you [Americans] were OK with us killing 5,000 children, you are OK with killing 10,000 children," said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli diplomat who helped negotiate the Oslo peace accords in the 1990s. That's what Israeli diplomats really think of US policy, he says.
Bhutan wishes princess speedy recovery
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2022
» Her Majesty Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck of Bhutan on Thursday visited King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital to write a get-well message and present flowers for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.
Asia's bishops gather
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/10/2022
» The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference (FABC) will celebrate its 50th anniversary during its general conference which kicks off in Thailand today with 270 Catholic prelates and invited guests from different countries attending.
Pope prays for massacre victims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2022
» Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the grieving families of victims of the massacre in northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province last week.
Bangkok offers glimpse into the past
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/03/2022
» Stroll along the Chao Phraya River and visit the old quarter of the capital Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and you can see living proof of the harmonious mixture of Thai-Chinese and European cultures, which still carries a connection from ancient Ayutthaya to the modern Rattanakosin era.
Gender equality: We can all do more ... together
News, Thierry Mathou, Bernardo Cordova and Mohammad Naciri, Published on 27/03/2021
» On March 8, at the Alliance Française in Bangkok (The French cultural institute), supermodel and UN Women Regional Goodwill Ambassador Sirinya "Cindy" Bishop addressed a seminar leading to the Generation Equality Forum held on the occasion of International Women's Day. She repeated to the young Thai women in the audience that "Women don't need to be stronger. It is the world that needs to change the way it perceives women's strength."
'Cindy' uses Women's Day to call for more tolerance
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 10/03/2021
» Supermodel Sirinya "Cindy" Bishop, who launched a campaign to stop blaming sexual assault and harassment victims, has called on people to respect each other more and refrain from acts of violence.
Cindy named UN ambassador
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/10/2020
» Celebrity activist Cindy Sirinya Bishop has been appointed as UN Women's Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific to promote gender equality and women's rights.
The everlasting appeal of Mrs Peel
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 20/09/2020
» I was saddened to learn of the death of actress Dame Diana Rigg at 82, best known by people of my vintage for her role as Emma Peel, the dynamic comrade of dapper secret agent John Steed in the idiosyncratic BBC series The Avengers. Rigg only appeared in two seasons, 1965-67, but she certainly made her mark, displaying a winning combination of charm, fashion, sophistication and martial arts. She was particularly proficient at karate chops.