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Hun Sen's war is his last gasps
News, Patee Sarasin, Published on 22/12/2025
» The artillery shells raining down along the Thai-Cambodian border are not the result of a territorial dispute. Rather, they are the desperate thunder of a dynasty trying to drown out the noise of its own collapse.
Locals make do amid battle
News, SURACHAI PIRAGSA and JAKKRIT WAEWKLAYHONG, Published on 28/07/2025
» BURI RAM: Authorities ordered the evacuation of residents in three additional districts -- Chalerm Phrakiat, Lahan Sai, and Non Dindaeng -- as artillery shells hit Lahan Sai amid renewed hostilities on Sunday.
Suspects in Thai temple embezzlement case 'amassed a fortune'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/05/2025
» Authorities investigating a high-profile embezzlement case at Wat Rai Khing have uncovered suspicious property acquisitions worth more than 40 million baht by Aranyawan Wangthapan, 28, within a single year.
Lessons from Bangladesh's recent uprising
News, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 19/08/2024
» The popular insurrection that ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League government offers important lessons for the international community. While the unrest was undoubtedly fuelled by the regime's repressive and increasingly anti-democratic tactics, the underlying causes of public discontent are often overlooked.
Bangladesh's youth uprising has Arab Spring echoes
News, Niaz Asadullah, Published on 27/07/2024
» In recent weeks, the Bangladeshi government has cracked down violently on students demanding equitable access to coveted government jobs amid an unemployment crisis. To contain the protests, authorities have shut down all educational institutions, imposed a strict curfew, and cut off internet access. Thousands of police officers and paramilitaries have been patrolling the streets, and more than 170 people have died.
Thousands applaud as prince adorns saffron robe
News, Published on 04/07/2024
» His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn traded his scarlet military uniform on Nov 6, 1978 for the simple saffron robe of a Buddhist monk in a glittering centuries-old ceremony at the Royal Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Fashion's plastics problem isn't about packaging
News, David Fickling, Published on 03/01/2024
» Until the rise of online retail, you might have been forgiven for thinking that all apparel was shipped in burlap sacks. Those wanting their garment spending to be sustainable these days can take comfort in reusable wooden hangers, paper shopping bags, and recycled fibres. The only glimpse of plastic in many fashion stores is the electronic equipment at the checkout.
Brutal pool villa murder, holey casket, one row too many
News, Published on 14/05/2023
» Social media post invites peril
Bid on to get Thai cloth Unesco billing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2022
» Pha khao ma, a traditional Thai chequered cloth, could be making its way onto Unesco's representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Plugging the gap
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/12/2022
» Thailand has resumed importing legal migrant workers under memorandums of understanding signed with neighbouring countries after the Covid-19 pandemic eased.