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Thailand moves up 9 places in World Happiness rankings
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/03/2025
» Thailand moved up nine places to be 49th in the World Happiness Report rankings for 2024 - and the third-happiest in Asean.
Bringing hostages home
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 10/03/2025
» For Pannabha Chandraramya, one of the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year, war can be hell on earth, but it also serves as an opportunity to battle to save lives despite the perilous risks involved.
Rise of mixed-sex athletics will be good for sport
News, FD Flam, Published on 11/09/2023
» The assumption that an athlete's birth sex dictates his or her performance level has made transgender participation in sports a lightning rod -- but the issue is moot in a growing number of coed sports, from competitive sailing to pickleball to esports. And in the future, athletics are likely to evolve so that mixed-gender competition becomes much more common. That will lead to a rise in sports that are just as riveting, but more inclusive.
More than a forced smile
News, Editorial, Published on 27/03/2023
» Thailand's reputation as the "Land of Smiles" is facing existential crisis. While Thais are perceived as warm, friendly and easygoing, assessments by the World Happiness Report in recent years have questioned whether Thais have many reasons to smile at all.
Finns world's happiest, Thais ranked as 60th
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2023
» Thailand moved up one place to ranking 60th on the World Happiness Report 2023, while Finland has retained its top billing as the happiest country in the world for the sixth consecutive year.
Thailand ranks 61 in annual happiness index
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/03/2022
» Thailand ranked 61st in the annual World Happiness Index but is the third happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the World Happiness Report 2022.
Reimagining a tougher UN system with Taiwan
News, Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Published on 30/08/2021
» After more than 200 million infections and over 4 million deaths and counting, the Covid-19 pandemic has raged across the globe. This has created a profoundly devastating socio-economic impact on our interconnected world, with virtually no countries spared. The pandemic has disrupted global trade, exacerbated poverty, impeded education and compromised gender equality, with middle to low income nations bearing the brunt of the burden.
No reason for pride as wide gender discrimination persists
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 20/06/2021
» LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) Pride Month, which is celebrated this month, is an opportunity for LGBTQ people to call for equal justice and equal opportunity and speak up against hatred and intolerance.
A TikTok-Microsoft deal might solve everything
News, Tae Kim, Published on 03/08/2020
» It looks like the TikTok spinout scenario is fully in play. For weeks, White House officials -- including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump -- have raised the prospect of a ban of ByteDance Ltd's TikTok app in the US, citing national security concerns.
Ripe time to push for pension reforms
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/07/2020
» A worker on a daily wage can hardly make ends meet, so what kind of a life can he or she expect to have after retiring? Not a very good one, I'm afraid.