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Musk's Starship: If it sounds too good to be true...
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/12/2025
» Elon Musk promised to build a spaceship that would put people and cargo into Earth orbit at one-hundredth of the current cost per kilo and even enable human beings to create a colony on Mars. A great many people were seduced by the idea, including me.
New Thai law puts families first
News, Published on 05/12/2025
» Thailand's upcoming Labour Protection Act 2025, which comes into effect on Monday, marks one of the most consequential shifts in our social policy in decades.
Flood rethink
News, Published on 05/12/2025
» Re: "Learn the lessons", (PostBag, Dec 2) & "Anutin's credibility shaken by floods", (Opinion, Nov 29).
Skilled dentistry education buoyed by local advantages
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 04/12/2025
» As higher education continues to transform globally in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, leading academic destinations, including those in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Europe, have faced declining international enrolment and structural pressures that challenge traditional teaching models.
Minister vows support for local youth football team
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow has pledged support for the Mon Thong Wittaya School football team, praising its young players for bringing pride to their school and community and serving as role models for future generations of Thai athletes.
The effects of unfinished momentum
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 08/11/2025
» Why do some nations surge confidently into the future while others advance only in half-steps, not declining but not accelerating either? In their influential book Why Nations Fail (first published in 2012), Daron Acemoglu -- now a Nobel Prize economist -- and James Robinson, both economists and political scientists at the University of Chicago, offer a helpful lens for understanding Thailand's development path without casting blame or provoking division.
China's tech revolution pushes new frontiers
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 07/11/2025
» Amid rapid modernisation, major Chinese cities are confronting widening digital disparities. And in Changsha, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is stirring concern across generations.
Expected return of Abhisit raises hopes
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 18/10/2025
» The anticipated return of former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as the prospective leader of the Democrat Party has sparked hopes of revitalising the 80-year-old political institution ahead of the next general election.
President Trump is losing his geo-economic war
News, Published on 16/10/2025
» In an age of shifting geopolitics, many countries' strategic planning includes imaginative exercises in weaponising their positions in the world. While Russia and China have been moderately successful at this game, America's efforts have already boomeranged back on it.
Thailand upskills for AI era
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2025
» As Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms industries, Thailand is racing to prepare its workforce, with educators and businesses joining forces to equip people to use AI not as a replacement but to enhance human capability.