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Repeat drink drivers in campaign's sights
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» The network against drunk driving is urging tougher enforcement against repeat drunk drivers after figures from the 2025 Songkran holiday revealed cases more than doubled from the previous year.
Wild elephants raid cassava farm at night, villagers on edge
News, Published on 07/07/2025
» A herd of wild elephants from Thap Lan National Park raided a cassava plantation in Prachin Buri’s Na Di district in the early hours of Monday, damaging over one rai of crops and sparking fear among local residents.
Israel hits hard and fast to stop Iranian threat
News, John J. Metzler, Published on 21/06/2025
» Well, it seems to have started. Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear research and development sites have ushered in a new phase of the Middle East conflicts, which began when Tehran's Hamas terrorist proxies invaded Israel on Oct 7, 2023, murdering 1,200 people and taking 254 hostages.
Thailand's first line of defence
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 07/06/2025
» As tensions rise along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Ubon Ratchathani, one man stands firm at the heart of national defence -- Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of the 2nd Army Region.
Large state procurement projects face audits
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2025
» Three state anti-corruption agencies have agreed to work together to audit large-scale government procurement projects for any signs of policy-oriented corruption.
North Korea's human rights violations
News, John J Metzler, Published on 28/08/2023
» Most countries politely prefer to look the other way when it comes to confronting widespread reports of North Korean human rights violations. After all what can you do about what goes on in one of the world's most closed and repressive communist regimes?
How the United States can avoid war with China
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/02/2023
» 'I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight [with China] in 2025," declared US Air Force Gen Mike Minihan last weekend. He didn't mention what his elbow told him, or if he ever consulted his head on the matter.
The global ambitions of Chinese law
News, Jeremy Daum & Moritz Rudolf, Published on 05/12/2022
» A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of "secret Chinese police stations" in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from subversion, they also highlight how unprepared Western democracies are to grapple with China's growing international influence.
CIB sets out gun-control wish-list as laws fall flat
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/10/2022
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is intensifying its crackdown on illegal firearms, as firearms offences continue to rise despite recent heavier punishments being introduced to tackle the problem.
6 reasons to recalibrate Thai-US ties
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/06/2022
» After years of benign neglect, Thailand is seeing some earth-shaking developments from the US, with the Biden administration apparently suddenly realising that Thailand remains a key ally in the region that has not yet been fully utilised. At this juncture, the time is right. Both countries are planning to commemorate the 190th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year. Across the world, the war in Ukraine has already generating long-term regional repercussions, helping to highlight the state of the Thai-US alliance.