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Stop press intimidation
News, Editorial, Published on 02/01/2018
» The Thai Journalists Association wound up the year by issuing a depressing statement. It rated 2017 as yet another year where the free press was regulated and intimidated by the military government. The TJA said the regime hinders the media by restricting freedom of expression. And it says this causes public harm by not allowing examination and by barring criticism of the junta, collectively and individually.
Holiday hordes return to city
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2018
» Hundreds of thousands of people thronged provincial railway stations, bus terminals and airports to return to Bangkok Tuesday after the end of the long New Year holidays.
Learning to build a better future
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/01/2018
» While going to school is an unexciting ritual among many children, it is viewed as an extraordinary routine by those who see its true value.
Thai embassy in Finland faces election notice probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018
» The Foreign Ministry denied yesterday having ordered the Thai embassy in Finland to encourage Thai nationals there to prepare for this year's expected general election, scheduled to be held in November.
No military depot, says US
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018
» The United States Embassy in Bangkok denied yesterday that Washington has sought to build a military service depot in Thailand but a source close to the matter insisted the rumour was both credible and accurate.
Inter-faculty courses open for students
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/01/2018
» University students are to be given the chance to study in classes in different faculties to broaden their knowledge with seven universities kicking off the initiative in the 2018 academic year, according to Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn.
Ivory towers won't fall
News, Postbag, Published on 05/01/2018
» Re: "Let's ban ivory here", (PostBag, Jan 3).
Ex-education chief urges reform
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/01/2018
» The Ministry of Education should work on promoting outstanding primary schools in every tambon nationwide, a former top education official says.
Ivory ban can work
News, Postbag, Published on 07/01/2018
» I thank Paul Bromberg ("Ivory towers won't fall", PostBag, Jan 5) and 449900 ("Enforce ivory ban", PostBag, Jan 4) for underscoring my point about the need for effective enforcement of bans on ivory as a means toward reducing poaching of elephants.
Possibly time to look on the bright side
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/01/2018
» Having just about scraped through the Year of the Chicken, here we are seven days into 2018 and wondering what's in store during the Year of the Dog. It probably won't be all that great, but we'll leave the gloom and doom to the experts. Let's just hope it's a least a bit more enjoyable than the past couple of years which have really been quite awful, and almost of an annus horribilis nature.