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Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
News, Eileen Mairena Cunningham, Published on 17/11/2025
» When indigenous peoples are mentioned in the context of climate change, my mind immediately goes to images of my grandmother's roofless and flooded house, destroyed by a Category 5 hurricane and a Category 4 storm in quick succession.
Whiffy Phuket urges cannabis crackdown
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/10/2025
» Phuket is calling for stricter cannabis regulations following a surge in incidents involving foreign tourists whose erratic behaviour has tarnished its tourism image.
Theft prank; evil eye; durian feast; errant monk
News, Published on 14/09/2025
» An Udon Thani man, frustrated with life, stole gold rings from two stores in succession, claiming he wanted to go to jail to "take a rest".
Police nab suspect in staged car crash insurance scam
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» Police have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of deliberately driving vehicles into waterways in order to fraudulently claim insurance payouts totalling around one million baht.
The world is warming up faster than ever
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/02/2025
» I'm very cross with myself. My last two articles were about Donald Trump saying he might invade Greenland, and then about Mr Trump declaring that he would annex Canada (but no threat of physical violence so far, just extreme economic pressure).
Bridging the needs of communities
News, Regan Pairojmahakij, Published on 30/10/2024
» The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP) in Cali, Colombia, COP16, provides an opportunity to move closer to achieving the world's biodiversity conservation goals. From Oct 21 to this Friday, this year's CBD COP follows both the UN Climate Change and Desertification COPs as the last in a triad of "super" COP events taking place in close succession. It follows from the watershed CBD COP15, where the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted.
Yes, let's reverse Brexit (just a bit) for Gen Z
News, Chris Bryant, Published on 07/09/2024
» What's the point of Keir Starmer's massive electoral majority if he remains hesitant to do something for young people on Brexit that's not just compassionate and sensible, but also very popular?
Looking over their shoulder
News, Published on 24/08/2024
» An air of uncertainty has surrounded the People's Party (PP) barely two days since it became the rescue vessel for MPs from the dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP).
Kyiv faces 'difficult' May as arms supply faces delays
News, Peter Apps, Published on 08/05/2024
» Shortly after the US House of Representatives signed off its $61 billion (2.2 trillion baht) deal of military support for Ukraine last month, social media feeds run by the government in Kyiv showed US-supplied HIMARS batteries firing 16 rockets in quick succession into nearby territory held by Russia.