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OPINION

Behaviour shift key to ending plastic use

News, Celine Kusnadi, Published on 12/05/2025

» Southeast Asia is no stranger to the plastic crisis. Despite growing awareness and countless"reduce, reuse, recycle" campaigns, single-use plastic consumption remains stubbornly high.

OPINION

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.

LIFE

Flawed ninja, lonely bones, sore snooker loser

News, Mae Moo, Published on 27/11/2022

» I'm just inspecting your roof

THAILAND

Boxer dies from brain injury week after match

News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2022

» Panphet Phadungchai, a Thai boxer who suffered a serious brain injury following a knock-out loss to a French boxer at Thupatemi Air Force boxing stadium on July 15, has died, his wife said on Facebook.

OPINION

Unmasking the situation may take a while

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/07/2022

» We are now apparently entering the "post-pandemic era" according to the authorities, which in everyday language means it is not obligatory to wear masks anymore. However, just about everyone is still wearing them so it seems the public are not entirely convinced it's all done and dusted.

OPINION

Well, after that things can only get better

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/12/2020

» What a dreadful year. We found ourselves having to tackle a whole new vocabulary and most of the words were enough to make even the most optimistic among us depressed. It all began in March with "self-isolation", a horrible expression inferring you have become a hermit, hidden away, exiled, incommunicado, which in fact is exactly what we were.

OPINION

Shake hands on it… on second thoughts

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/03/2020

» I was at a recent gathering with friends in Bangkok where the customary handshakes were replaced by a variety of awkward fist bumps, elbow nudges, foot-shakes, waving of arms and other silly ways of saying "hello". But there were definitely no nose-to-nose greetings. Not shaking hands with your closest friends is probably the most noticeable example of how the Covid-19 crisis has affected everyday life. Even Britain's Queen Elizabeth has let it be known that she will not be shaking hands with anyone "for the foreseeable future".

OPINION

Four weapons against coronavirus

News, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 05/02/2020

» The novel coronavirus outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The highest level of international solidarity and cooperation is now needed to protect health and keep people safe.