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When Labubu dolls transform into a protest symbol
Oped, Jackie Mansky, Published on 17/09/2025
» I was surprised to see Labubus, the mega-popular toy monsters with Puck-like grins, staring at me in the crowd at anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles in June.
Govt slow on floods
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2025
» The report of flash flooding in the Sai River in Chiang Rai yesterday has renewed fears among local communities that floods and mudslides will return in ever greater numbers. Their fears are valid. In less than an hour, the flooding in the Sai River swelled to knee level, forcing villagers along the river to move their property and elders, as well as bedridden patients, out of harm's way.
Uyghur pressure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/04/2025
» Re: "Uyghur trip 'not fake': Thais visit deportees in Xinjiang region", (BP, March 21).
Keep Muay Thai's roots alive
Oped, Somsak Wiwatpaisal, Published on 27/03/2025
» For decades, most people have known Thai boxing, or Muay Thai, through televised matches, unaware the sport has an ancient legacy of diverse traditions that are obscured in the familiar ring fights.
Fine-tune visa policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2025
» In the wake of reports about the kidnapping of several Chinese citizens by scam syndicates operating across the border in Myanmar, Senator Wanchai Ekpornpich urged the government to urgently review Thailand's visa-free policy, which was recently expanded to include visitors from 93 countries and territories.
From tears to action
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/10/2024
» Re: "20 kids, 3 teachers perish in bus blaze", (BP, Oct 2).
China's globalisation paradox
Oped, Arvind Subramanian, Published on 30/08/2024
» China's trading partners are once again fretting about the country's supposedly unfair economic practices. This time, the focus is on China's alleged attempt to export its excess capacity, especially in emerging sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), and to undermine domestic industries in the United States and Europe.
The unheralded Bronx teens behind 'breaking'
Oped, Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, Published on 10/08/2024
» The Olympians competing in the inaugural breaking exhibition event at the Paris Games are sure to perform incredible feats of acrobatics while music plays. But you won't catch them doing actual rhythmic dance outside of a few shuffle steps.
Creepy toys
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/06/2024
» Re: "Doll seller faces charges over undelivered orders", (BP, June 11).
So-called democracy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/03/2024
» Re: "Poll agency targets MFP for dissolution", (BP, March 13).