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No excuse for abuse
News, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2025
» The International Labour Organization estimated in 2021 that 27.6 million people were victims of forced labour, including sexual exploitation -- a global challenge that remains a serious concern for Thailand as well.
Court orders FAD to halt 'unlawful' land expansion
News, Published on 08/11/2025
» The Supreme Administrative Court ordered the Fine Arts Department (FAD) to halt its unlawful 2,287-rai heritage land expansion at Phimai Historical Park in Nakhon Ratchasima province, bringing a seven-year legal battle to an end.
Europe must build its own cloud
News, Robin Berjon, Published on 08/11/2025
» We tend to take for granted the infrastructure on which our economies and societies run -- until something goes wrong. Just ask residents of Spain and Portugal, who were suddenly faced with a total blackout last April, when a series of cascading voltage surges shut down their electricity grids. Both Spain and Portugal are now pursuing massive investments in strengthening their grids' resilience. But citizens should not have to wait until after a disaster strikes for their leaders to commit to investing in critical infrastructure, which nowadays includes cloud services.
Another day, another massacre
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/11/2025
» The ceasefire in Gaza, however shaky, is freeing up some bandwidth for the world's media to fret about other ongoing massacres, and UN Secretary General António Guterres wasted no time in turning the spotlight on Sudan. "The horrifying crisis in Sudan … is spiralling out of control," he said on Monday -- but he didn't explain why.
SAM supports latest scheme for troubled borrowers
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/11/2025
» Sukhumvit Asset Management Ltd (SAM), the country's second-largest asset management company (AMC) under the supervision of the central bank, stands ready to purchase unsecured retail debts from banks as part of the government's debt resolution initiative.
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.
Envoy calls for closer links among young
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/11/2025
» Strengthening people-to-people connections between Thailand and Timor-Leste was highlighted as a key area for future collaboration during a session at the 9th Asean Media Forum in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Denmark joins anti-urban obesity drive
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 08/11/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Danish Embassy, and Novo Nordisk Pharma Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote healthier urban lifestyles and combat obesity under the "Bangkok, City for Better Health" initiative.
Market malaise
Postbag, Published on 08/11/2025
» Re: "Foreigners continue exodus from Thai stock exchange", (Business, Nov 6).
CRC vote okays Rinascente sale
Business, Published on 08/11/2025
» Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) has received shareholder approval for the sale of its Rinascente department store business in Italy.