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Buddhism is always oddly political
Oped, Guanxiong Qi, Published on 16/03/2024
» This year, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua is turning 72. Following the sexagenary cycle, the Thai government organised a month-long royal procession of the Buddha's relics from Feb 24 to this coming Monday including tours of four major Thai cities -- Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ubon Ratchathani and Krabi.
Ninety years of Thai-Swiss ties
News, Ignazio Cassis, Published on 02/08/2021
» On the occasion of his official visit to Bangkok, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation and head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, reflects on nine decades of relations between Thailand and Switzerland. The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the close ties between the two countries.
Bangsamoro referendum a breath of fresh air
News, Syed Munir Khasru, Published on 19/02/2019
» On Jan 21, voters in the Mindanao autonomous region in the Philippines voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to become a part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, a self-administered area to be created for Mindanao's Muslims.
Together, we can transform China
News, Andrew Browne, Published on 26/11/2018
» The behaviour of Chinese officials at last weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea, reportedly barging into the foreign minister's office to try to cut mildly critical language on trade from a final communique, seemed intended to signal that China won't budge an inch on US demands. Commerce Minister Zhong Shan has declared that those who assume Beijing will cave to President Donald Trump's bullying "don't know the history and culture of China". As a matter of fact, they might understand it better than he thinks.