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Late queen leaves legacy of art preservation
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 08/11/2025
» As Thais mourn the beloved Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, who passed away on Oct 24, many are also reflecting on her enduring legacy in preserving Thai arts and culture, especially her tireless efforts to promote traditional textiles and rural craftsmanship.
In a world on fire, workers get burned
News, Sally Tyler, Published on 13/10/2025
» In these chaotic times that many characterise in terms of rollback, regression, and retreat, there is one measure that continues to surge ahead -- global temperature. The year 2024 was the hottest ever since worldwide temperature recording began. Though climate occupied a major space in discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York City last month, significant progress did not emerge from the fractured international environment.
When societies rise, fall, and face catastrophe
News, Antara Haldar, Published on 11/10/2025
» When the United Nations emerged from the rubble of two world wars 80 years ago, it represented humanity's most ambitious attempt ever to turn catastrophe into cooperation. But while the scarred world of 1945 had hope following the Allied victory, that optimism has since curdled. The UN today is underfunded, risk-averse, and paralysed.
AI set to replace most humans
News, Stephen Jen, Published on 22/08/2025
» Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades.
Long struggle ahead for LGBTQ+ rights
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thailand enacted the Marriage Equality Bill on Jan 23 this year, making it the third country in Asia after Taiwan and Nepal to recognise same-sex marriage.
Impact of US foreign aid cut in Asia to be minimal
News, James Gomez, Published on 28/06/2025
» The freeze and subsequent reduction of US foreign aid for democracy promotion in Asia, following the Executive Order signed on Jan 20, had a broadly limited impact.
The challenges of the Constitutional Court
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» The Constitutional Court has endured significant political pressure and played a major role in navigating the country through repeated political crises, including the dissolution of political parties in the past three decades since its establishment, a seminar was told.
3-pronged response to US study, immigration policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2025
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has rolled out a three-phase strategy to mitigate the potential fallout from the United States' changing education and immigration policies under President Donald Trump's administration.
Thais, US 'ready' for tariff talks
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/06/2025
» Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan says Thailand and the US are ready to open talks at technical level about the US's tariffs regime.
Stakes high for next central bank chief
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 09/06/2025
» As the clock ticks down on Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput's term, which is ending on Sept 30, Thailand's central bank chief is preparing to hand over the reins at a time of mounting economic uncertainty.