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Ukraine books in the spotlight
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/06/2025
» The Ukrainian Embassy and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have launched the first "Ukrainian Bookshelf" at Bangkok City Library on Ratchadamnoen Klang Road, aiming to strengthen cultural and literary ties.
Time to let Afghan women lead
News, Palwasha Hassan & Shafiqa Khpalwak, Published on 10/03/2025
» This year's International Women's Day is marked by a sense of foreboding, even despair. Progress on women's rights and representation is stalling: the number of women in parliaments grew last year at the lowest rate in a generation, and the global financing gap for gender initiatives remains wide. At a time of widespread democratic backsliding -- and with US President Donald Trump freezing foreign aid, including for gender initiatives -- the prospects for improvement appear bleak.
War 'no obstacle' to ramping up relations
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/11/2024
» The war between Ukraine and Russia officially enters its 1,000th day on Tuesday, but despite the ongoing conflict, Kyiv remains committed to strengthening ties with countries in Southeast Asia to create new partnerships for mutual growth and secure additional assistance to end the war and get justice for its citizens.
AI's brain fog no defence for arts
News, Parmy Olson, Published on 05/07/2024
» Ever notice how science fiction gets things wrong about future technology? Instead of flying cars, we got viral tweets that fuelled culture wars. Instead of a fax machine on your wrist, we got memes. We're having a similar reality check with artificial intelligence. Sci-fi painted a future with computers that delivered reliable information in robotic parlance. Yet businesses who've tried plugging generative AI tools into their infrastructure have found, with some dismay, that the tools "hallucinate" and make mistakes. They are hardly reliable. And the tools themselves aren't stiff and mechanistic either. They're almost whimsical.
30% not a majority
News, Postbag, Published on 25/05/2023
» Re: "Conflict or coup, warn the academics", (BP, May 21).
Hopes for UN nod on late king's 100th
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/10/2022
» The Education Ministry will next year ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to add Thailand's beloved monarch, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, to the list of the world's eminent personalities.
Unesco honours late royal, scholar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/11/2021
» Unesco has added Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana as well as the renowned writer and scholar Phraya Sisunthonwohan to its prestigious list of Eminent Personalities of the World.
The cuckoo-clock tune that went to No.1
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/05/2021
» It was amusing to see that the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend attracted a grand total of zero votes. However, singer James Newman shouldn't fret too much as not getting any votes is almost a badge of honour in this annual festival of kitsch where music takes second place to gaudy, garish, glitter.
Unearthing the true meaning of tea money
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 23/05/2021
» Thanks to readers for their entertaining comments and emails on last week's PostScript concerning the delights of drinking tea. There were assorted inspiring tales of eccentric tea ladies, quirky tea-time habits and important song lyrics I had overlooked.
Wonderful world of walrus whiskers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2019
» A couple of months ago PostScript carried an item about the late English comedian Richard Hearne, known as Mr Pastry, and how his walrus moustache gave him an uncanny resemblance to current White House national security adviser, John Bolton. I watched Mr Bolton giving a speech on TV this week and have to admit I could not shake off the image of the bumbling Mr Pastry. Despite reports that Mr Bolton's boss is not a huge fan of the moustache, Mr Bolton is said to be very proud of his distinctive bristle.