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First as tragedy, then as farce: that's Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/03/2025
» Hegel wrote that "all great world-historic facts and personages appear twice." It was Karl Marx who said that Hegel forgot to add that these repeating events happen "first as tragedy, then as farce." You know, like Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump.
Here's looking forward to a calmer 2025
News, John J. Metzler, Published on 06/01/2025
» In the swirling whirligig of world events, the past year 2024 was nearly like no other. Extraordinary but often jarring occurrences mixed in a hodgepodge of hope, joy and despair as crucial elections were won and lost, regional conflicts exploded and humanitarian crises boiled over with sickening predictability.
Moo Deng song ready to top the charts
News, Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2024
» The world’s most famous baby hippo is ready to conquer the music world with the release of her first song, Moodeng Moodeng — in four languages to delight global fans.
Joining as one to conquer obstacles
News, Published on 26/07/2024
» Last year, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua urged Thais to unite for the New Year, join forces to overcome obstacles and challenges lying ahead and help steer the country towards prosperity and stability.
Are scientific breakthroughs on the decline?
News, F.D. Flam, Published on 27/12/2023
» This year had barely begun when scientists got some jolting news. On Jan 4, a paper appeared in Nature claiming that disruptive scientific findings have been waning since 1945. An accompanying graph showed all fields on a steep downhill slide.
A good time to 'keep calm and carry on'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/10/2022
» There is definitely a "shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic" feel to the situation in Britain at the moment. If recent political events had been presented as a soap opera script it would have been rejected for being totally unbelievable.
Not so fast Pheu Thai
News, Published on 10/09/2022
» Words of caution have been directed at the Pheu Thai Party looking to score a landslide win in the next election, warning that the path back to Government House may not be strewn with roses.
Thai silk seen as new focus of 'soft power' as fair revs up
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/05/2022
» The government will continue promoting Thai silk as part of its efforts to make Thailand's soft power conquer the world, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam in his capacity as chair of the committee organising the 11th Celebration of Silk, Thai Silk Road to the World, on Saturday.
Find ways to manage water
News, Editorial, Published on 28/09/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha laid bare his vision on flood management when he visited flood ravaged-communities in Sukhothai province this past weekend.