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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.
Shinawatra heir faces tough road
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/01/2026
» The Pheu Thai Party has once again demonstrated that it has not stepped out from under the long shadow of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the broader Shinawatra political dynasty.
Princess names 43 new species
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2025
» Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has bestowed names on 43 newly discovered plant and animal species, underscoring Thailand's rich biological diversity and the importance of conservation -- particularly in the Sarakam River basin, one of the few major tributaries in the Mekong system free from dam construction.
Drug raid uncovers hidden room
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2025
» Police have arrested eight suspects -- seven foreign nationals and one Thai -- following a major drug raid in Bangkok's Nana area, uncovering a concealed drug room in a barbershop inside a five-storey commercial building, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) says.
Sleeping child killed when flames engulf parked car
News, Online Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» A three-year-old boy left alone in a parked car was killed when the vehicle erupted in flames in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday morning.
Hit-and-run; crack find; pilots aground; wife deals for hubby
News, Mae Moo, Published on 27/07/2025
» A convoluted tale
Thaksin's magic and influence fading
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/07/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, joined a dinner with coalition parties earlier this week in an effort to revitalise the ruling party. Yet the outcome was far from reassuring.
Rituals spell bad luck; uniform omen; truckies' dispute
News, Mae Moo, Published on 22/06/2025
» Beware those evil spirits
Even Warren Buffett makes statistical errors
News, Marty Fridson, Published on 24/05/2025
» One person you wouldn't expect to hear tout a statistical fallacy is Warren Buffett, but the legendary investor appeared to do just that at the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, a reminder of just how easy it is to fall into statistical traps. While speaking at the annual meeting in early May, Mr Buffett commented while holding up a can of sugar-laden soda: "For 94 years I've been able to drink whatever I want to drink. They predict all kinds of terrible things for me, but it hasn't happened yet ... Charlie [Munger] and I never really exercised that much or did anything -- we were carefully preserving ourselves for these years."
Veteran politician hits Bhumjaithai with poll-meddling claims
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/05/2025
» Veteran politician Kusumalwati Sirikomut has become the talk of the town after launching a direct attack on the Bhumjaithai Party for its alleged role in vote-rigging in last year's Senate election.