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Bare-knuckle politics
News, Published on 14/12/2024
» For a long time, local elections had been trivialised and dismissed as an insignificant gauge of public opinion.
Trump adds to growing doubts at climate talks
News, Jennifer A Dlouhy, Published on 09/11/2024
» The election of Donald Trump -- and his vow to once again undertake a US retreat from international climate diplomacy -- poses a decisive threat to the fight against global warming as the window for meaningful action closes.
FPO picks 2.8% growth, as govt ducks 'crisis' tag
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/01/2024
» The government has insisted the country's economy is "in bad shape", citing a report on last year's economic expansion and a projection of this year's growth compiled by the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
If it's 'early doors' there's plenty of time
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/06/2023
» A Thai reader asked recently the meaning of the expression "early doors" which he had heard used frequently in English football commentaries. It has become quite a familiar observation in sport to indicate a game is still at an early stage. It also creeps into everyday language although perhaps in the more common form of "early days".
DDC issues bird flu alert after death in Cambodia
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/02/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has put out an alert about a bird flu outbreak after reports of a death in Cambodia.
Giant hopes for Elephant Day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2022
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has drawn up a 10-year action plan to mitigate human-elephant conflicts that have occurred wherever elephants and locals share the same habitat, competing for the same resources.
Feeding the world well
News, Published on 11/01/2022
» Prasit Boondouangprasert, 52, has been CEO of the SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the agro-industrial and food conglomerate, since the middle of 2019. His mission is to drive the company to become the "Kitchen of the World", aiming to promote food security through innovations that deliver top-quality products and services.
Private sector tech start-ups join government in fight against coronavirus
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/06/2021
» Trust in the skills of the private sector is crucial if the government wishes to navigate a way out of the Covid-19 crisis, says a Start-up network group which has been helping the government on the ground for more than a year.
Beware the TV bookshelf backdrop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/02/2021
» Since the arrival of Covid we have been accustomed to watching television programmes with pundits, politicians and celebrities interviewed in their homes, invariably with bookcases being the backdrop of choice.
Protesters slam charter vote
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/11/2020
» Parliament's rejection of the people's constitution amendment draft has left anti-government protesters with no other choice but to press on with their street protests to achieve their goals, Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattarasaksa, a protest leader, vowed on Wednesday.