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UK's top envoy in US says Trump executive 'inept': report
AFP, Published on 07/07/2019
» LONDON - Britain's ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as "inept" and "uniquely dysfunctional", according to leaked diplomatic memos published by the Mail on Sunday.
Paint it black
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 07/07/2019
» In the age of social media and the hyper exposure that tends to come with it, keeping a low profile can be something of a Herculean task. And while most artists are trying to capitalise fully on the power of social media, there are also those who shy away from it and focus instead on what they’re meant to be doing: making music and performing. One such band is emerging British four-piece Black Midi who have managed to maintain a low-key online presence while steadily garnering a solid fan base through a series of live gigs.
City-linked Kirins feel the heat after Chainat’s win
Tor Chittinand, Published on 07/07/2019
» Chainat pulled off a 3-2 upset victory over sixth-ranked Trat to heap more pressure on struggling former Thai League 1 champions SCG Muang Thong United, who have been linked to a takeover by the Middle East owners of English Premier League champions Manchester City.
Elton, a madman and a ghetto blaster
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/07/2019
» During the early 1970s, my main source of recorded music in Bangkok was a little shop called Rex Records on Phetchaburi Road. In addition to having a decent collection of vinyl albums, it also provided a useful service by transposing albums onto cassette tapes which was then the most common form of listening to music.
Good people bad laws
Postbag, Published on 07/07/2019
» Re: “Court to rule on PM’s eligibility”, (BP, July 6). While Jade Donavanik, the former adviser to the Constitution Drafting Committee’s comments that “the Constitutional Court ruling will be binding”, ring true, it is important to remember that such a legal precedent is subject to the caveat that applies to all laws: Merely being legal confers neither rightness nor justice.
Fight for rights, not for awards
Editorial, Published on 07/07/2019
» Abid by Thailand to have a forest reserve in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi listed as a Unesco World Heritage site (WHS) has brought public attention to the cultural identity of the ethnic Karen people. Experts at Unesco’s World Heritage Committee have delayed their decision to add Kaeng Krachan National Park — which was nominated in 2013 — on the heritage list after complaints by Myanmar about overlapping areas and a petition signed by the ethnic Karen in which they accused the Thai state of failing to recognise their cultural identity.
Apirat to ‘wash hands’ of politics
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/07/2019
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong says he will wash his hands of politics after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) is dissolved once the new cabinet is sworn in.
From Bangkok to Beijing
News, Thodsapol Hongtong & Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/07/2019
» Bangkokians may find it hard to imagine that their next trip to Beijing could begin in Bang Sue.