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Anti-torture law falling short, seminar told
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 14/03/2026
» Three years after Thailand enacted landmark legislation to combat torture and enforced disappearance, rights advocates and legal experts contend the law still faces serious gaps in enforcement.
Netanyahu's long game ensnares Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/03/2026
» Donald Trump is caught in the trap that he helped to build, and he is starting to flail against his fate. His "war of choice", "Operation Epic Fury", was supposed to end in "unconditional surrender" by Tehran in just a few weeks, but if Mr Trump ever had a plan beyond "use massive force", it isn't working.
Is the 80-year 'Long Peace' about to end?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/03/2026
» The Trump/Netanyahu war in the Middle East will not spread any further, and nothing going on there threatens our collective existence. The only countries that have nukes in the Middle East are Israel and the United States. Iran has none now and has never even been close to having them.
Middle East war escalates
News, Published on 07/03/2026
» Tehran: Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on Friday, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiralled rapidly throughout the region and beyond.
Man sought in kidnap, murder case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2026
» Police are hunting a key suspect believed to have fled to Laos through Nakhon Phanom, in a Lop Buri kidnapping-murder case allegedly planned more than a week ago and involving up to 10 conspirators.
Ambassador visits Oct 7 families
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 01/03/2026
» Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm visited three northeastern provinces last week to convey condolences and support to the families of four Thai agricultural workers killed in the Oct 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.
Army denies border gunfire claim
News, Post reporters, Published on 22/02/2026
» The Royal Thai Army has denied Cambodian media reports alleging Thai troops opened fire on Cambodian forces near a border area in Preah Vihear province, injuring one soldier.
Safety measures to ramp up for CNG vehicles
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/02/2026
» The cabinet has endorsed a raft of measures to strengthen safety and reduce corruption risks in the licensing of public transport vehicles powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Anutin fuels border fear
News, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2026
» From a dubious plan to tightly seal the border with Cambodia, caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is seeking to form a coalition government, has now given the nod to construct additional fencing along the frontier -- a move that signals extended hostility towards Thailand's immediate neighbour.
When journalism still exists -- but no longer matters
News, Carla Norrlöf, Published on 14/02/2026
» 'Democracy Dies in Darkness" became the motto of the Washington Post in 2017, four years after Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and one of the world's richest men, purchased the newspaper. Today, however, Mr Bezos, who has throttled the Post's opinion page and now slashed the newspaper's staff, seems determined to demonstrate that a free press, an essential component of democracy, can be killed off in broad daylight.