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BMA set to begin giant swing repairs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is set to proceed with repairs to the Giant Swing following concerns over its structural integrity, says a senior official.
Study sheds light on log coffins
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2024
» DNA decoding from 33 pieces of ancient human bones and teeth found at Iron Age Log Coffin sites in Mae Hong Son province is showing a link between prehistoric communities and modern ethnic groups in the region, according to an expert.
Diehard romantic, neighbour from hell, a smile too far
News, Mae Moo, Published on 24/12/2023
» An Udon Thani man who shot at his teenage girlfriend as she tried to flee their abusive relationship, injuring a young friend by mistake, insists he did it out of love.
The dark underworld of online fraud
News, Kung Chan, Published on 07/12/2023
» The Chinese film No More Bets, which sheds light on the intricacies of overseas online fraud, has emerged as a blockbuster success, dominating the big screen and box office earnings.
Should fiscal policy resemble private budgets?
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 06/11/2023
» Every few months this year, the US government appears on the verge of shutting down. It happened in May, when congressional Republicans initially refused to raise the debt ceiling, and in September, when Congress managed to avert a last-minute shutdown by passing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government open until Nov 17.
Fraud holds back research
News, Editorial, Published on 07/08/2023
» A startling report indicates that over 100 academics associated with 33 universities across the nation may have engaged in fraudulent practices concerning their research undertakings. It not only sheds light on the unethical behaviour exhibited by some academics, but also exposes the shortcomings in the country's research and development (R&D) financial allocation system.
Live to swim, and swim to live
News, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2023
» Friday was Shark and Ray Awareness Day, an annual reminder to raise awareness of these incredible creatures that roam the oceans. Sharks and rays belong to a group of fish known as elasmobranchs, which includes over 1,200 species.
Trafficking battle yet to be won
News, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2023
» When Thailand's ranking in anti-human trafficking efforts improved last year in the US annual assessment, the government boldly declared that Thailand would make the top ranking by 2023.
The rubber tree and the hopeful ant
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/01/2023
» Throughout January PostScript has been written from my house balcony in Chaiyaphum while taking in a view of avenues of rubber trees with the occasional intrusion of stray chickens. In fact, I am surrounded by rubber trees.
Will the Cop27 meet bring dread or hope?
News, Andrew Steer & Kelly Levin, Published on 14/11/2022
» Ask two different climate experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt (Cop27) to characterise their feelings about the future, and you may get quite different answers. "We are seeing more progress than we ever imagined," says one, while the other laments that we are heading full tilt like lemmings over the cliff. They can't both be right, can they?