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From conflict to shared prosperity
News, David Jay Green, Published on 10/02/2026
» The news from the front line, the border between Cambodia and Thailand, has a depressing familiarity. Another ceasefire is agreed upon, but it is accompanied by hostile statements from officials of both governments, and, in the past, such statements have led to aggressive action by one or both military forces. This opens the door to armed combat. People are killed or injured, property and infrastructure damaged, and people's livelihoods disrupted. We need to break this cycle; we need real peace.
National artist, Buddhist scholar dies at 91
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Renowned national artist Wasin Inthasa, author of Ananda the Buddha's Brother, acclaimed by Unesco as a global Buddhist literary masterpiece, passed away at 91 on Tuesday.
Two weeks of festivities in Hat Yai to spur tourism
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two approaching cultural festivals are expected to draw about 30,000 visitors to the southern province of Songkhla and pump hundreds of millions of baht into the local economy - the Hindu Diwali and then the Chinese Vegetarian Festival.
Thai-Cambodian border clash enters third day
News, Chakkrit Waewklaihong and agencies, Published on 26/07/2025
» TRAT - The Thai-Cambodian border clash has entered its third day, with renewed fighting erupting in Ban Chamrak, Muang district, early on Saturday morning.
Conflict in Gaza and Kashmir on a parallel track
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/05/2025
» There is a striking parallel between the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip and the week-old not-yet-war between India and Pakistan. Both confrontations were set off by horrendously cruel mass murders by terrorists whose goal was obviously to start a war that drew the attention of the world back to their own goals and grievances.
Southern Thai temple proposed for Unesco recognition
News, Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2025
» The cabinet has approved an application to propose Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a Unesco world heritage site, 12 years after it was first placed on a tentative list.
Bandwagon to get ancient temple Unesco status grows
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/01/2025
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Chalermchai Sri-on is preparing to propose to the cabinet that Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat be given the backing it needs to secure Unesco World Heritage status.
Holiday influx at border
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/11/2024
» Thailand's southern border districts have begun welcoming large numbers of visitors from neighbouring Malaysia to spend their long holiday there, celebrating Halloween and Diwali festivals.
No happy ending after Sheikh Hasina's downfall
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 09/08/2024
» It might look like the replacement of Bangladesh's long-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is a happy ending for a country that seemed to be inexorably sliding towards authoritarianism. After all, Ms Hasina's rule had become so paranoid that she even burned political capital on persecuting Dr Yunus, widely feted for his role in rural development in Bangladesh and beyond. But, although Ms Hasina's exit was overdue, what comes after might wind up being worse.
Barges blessed for Chao Phraya event
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/07/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) held a blessing ceremony on Tuesday for the first 14 boats of the royal barge procession before they are launched on the Chao Phraya River on Thursday.