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Data war risks creating false calm
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 19/08/2025
» Political pressure on government statisticians and private forecasters risks sending markets down a rabbit-hole, which could suppress volatility today but lead to seismic reality checks in the future.
Feb 28 was the day diplomacy died
News, Philip Cunningham, Published on 03/03/2025
» What do we make of the Oval Office meltdown that led to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky being politically ambushed and then rushed out of the White House? How do we best interpret Donald Trump's rude, bullying behaviour, reinforced by his trusty sidekick Vice President JD Vance?
Thai police crack down on foreign tourist offences after Pai hospital rampage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2025
» Tourist police and Immigration Bureau (IB) officers are cracking down on tourism-related offences in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province following the deportation of four Israeli nationals involved in a violent rampage at Pai Hospital.
Bare-knuckle politics
News, Published on 14/12/2024
» For a long time, local elections had been trivialised and dismissed as an insignificant gauge of public opinion.
Tricky minefield lies ahead of PM
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2024
» The astonishing speed with which Thailand's 31st prime minister was nominated, endorsed in the House of Representatives and approved by Royal Command would not have been achieved without the intervention by "you know who" at the Ban Chan Song La mansion in Thon Buri.
It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024
» Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.
Thaksin doing better than he should be
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2024
» As old saying goes; a picture is worth a thousand words, and one good picture tells the whole story and chain of events.
Man charged for PM death threat post
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/11/2023
» A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly threatening Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's life in a post on X (Twitter).
Clean-up job; no talkies; teen bear strike; won't take no
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/10/2023
» Meddling at the crime scene
'Rude' doctor suspended indefinitely
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2022
» A doctor at Chiang Saen Hospital who went viral for ranting at a patient following a disagreement over treatment has now been suspended indefinitely, the hospital said on Sunday.