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Thailand fit and fired up for home World Championship
Sports, Published on 15/08/2025
» Thailand have no injury concerns for the upcoming FIVB Women's World Championship after the players came through the SEA V-League tournament in Vietnam unscathed.
Thailand's agriculture spending faces probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2025
» Opposition MPs have raised concerns over the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives' budget allocation, questioning a 41-million-baht investment in the development of a central agricultural market in Phayao.
Decision not to expel student who assaulted teacher draws flak
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2025
» A private school in Uthai Thani province is under increasing public scrutiny after allowing a Grade 11 student who assaulted his maths teacher to continue his studies online instead of being expelled.
King concerned by border spat, updated daily
News, Published on 15/08/2025
» His Majesty the King remains deeply concerned by the ongoing Thai-Cambodian border tensions and the palace is receiving daily updates on the situation, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, commander of Army Region 2, said yesterday.
Thai-Cambodian feud is Asean's worst
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/08/2025
» The border dispute and consequent military conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in recent weeks have become Asean's worst crisis in its 58 years of existence. Ironically, it was an intra-regional war between Indonesia and Malaysia that gave rise to Asean in 1967, but now an intra-Asean military clash is undermining the Southeast Asian organisation's core reason for being and its main claim to credibility and prominence. Unless Asean, under Malaysia as its rotational chair this year, moves fast to contain the bilateral dispute and reinforce a delicate ceasefire agreement, Southeast Asia will be looked upon increasingly as a region and less as an organisation of member states.
Critics blast plan to cut school aid
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/08/2025
» A proposal by a Senate education committee to reduce government funding for undocumented Cambodians studying in Thailand has drawn criticism from a fellow senator and human rights advocate, who warns that such a move may violate international humanitarian laws and children's rights.
Rare earths are definitely China's trump card
Oped, Published on 15/08/2025
» China's weaponisation of rare earths has emerged as a major flash point in US-China trade negotiations. These critical materials, especially the high-performance magnets they make possible, are vital components in electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, industrial robotics, and advanced defence systems. In response to China's strict rare-earths export controls, the United States has quietly lowered tariffs, relaxed export controls on AI chips, and even softened visa restrictions for Chinese students.
Banks profit most
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/08/2025
» Re: "BoT touts further monetary easing", (Business, Aug 14).
Governor backs call for special status
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/08/2025
» Phuket governor Sophon Suwannarat is calling for the province to be upgraded into a special administrative area, saying the move is necessary to tackle the island's critical infrastructure and environmental issues.
New hawker centre to open in 2026
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2025
» The Lumpini Park Hawker Centre will be ready to open early next year, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).