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Top five environment stories of the year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2017
» The past year will be remembered as relatively quiet, compared with tumultuous recent years.
Halep tunes up for first Slam in style
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 25/12/2017
» Hua Hin: Top-ranked Simona Halep lived up to her No.1 status, defeating Karolina Pliskova in straight sets to win the World Tennis Thailand Championship yesterday.
Toon tops B1bn goal before time
News, Published on 25/12/2017
» CHIANG RAI: Rock star Artiwara aka "Toon Bodyslam" Kongmalai resumed his charity run in the northernmost province early yesterday as donations to his South-North run to fund needy state hospitals exceeded 1 billion baht, one day before the conclusion of his 2,191-kilometre feat.
Spectacular eagle seals title for Namchok
Sports, Published on 25/12/2017
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Thailand's Namchok Tantipokhakul defeated countryman Chanachok Dejpiratanamongkol on the second play-off hole to win his second Asian Development Tour (ADT) title at the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship yesterday.
Let's hear it for the year's real heroes
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 25/12/2017
» With the constant chilly breeze in the evening and nice temperatures during the day, the cold spell this year has been more generous to Bangkokians than the increasingly suppressive political climate (We have been through many rounds of political turmoil for years, but had rarely experienced this kind of pleasant winter.)
Moral corruption
News, Postbag, Published on 25/12/2017
» Re: "Toon and Pai, the tale of our two Jesuses", (Opinion, Dec 23).
Defeating big brother
News, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2017
» The men who stood up so dauntlessly to defeat a despicable proposal in the anti-graft organic bill in the military-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) last week deserve the nation's gratitude. Earlier, a small group of the junta-backed legislature had suddenly produced the proposal as a last-minute addition to the bill to authorise widespread and unregulated wiretapping. It would have enabled the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to launch surveillance against, literally, anyone or any group. Worst of all, there was no provision for oversight. The proposal deserved to be shot down, and one must hope it will never resurface.
Sun setting on renowned print players
Business, Published on 25/12/2017
» Damrong Puttan did not think his romance-themed Koo Sang Koo Som, at one time a must-read magazine for most Thai households, would one day come to an end.
Short of slots, Thai AirAsia eyes longer jets
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 25/12/2017
» Thai AirAsia (TAA) will introduce the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse to its fleet to deal with airport slot constraints.
Pranda counts on Indian demand for ledger recovery
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/12/2017
» SET-listed Pranda Jewelry Plc may register a profit for the first time in three years in 2018, driven by the global economic recovery and strong demand from the Indian market.