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Man arrested with 30 live monitor lizards and a large quantity of reptile flesh

Wildlife officials and police have arrested a man and seized 30 live monitor lizards (Varanus salvator), 59 lizard carcasses...

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Editor's Choice Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Ambitious goal to make Thailand’s content producers more competitive

Thailand’s local talents must be “armed” if they are to take their place in the highly competitive and crowded...

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Editor's Choice Opinion Politics

Gucci coup: Gen Prawit gets trendy to woo army of young voters

The ruling party appears to be reinventing the image of its leader, General Prawit Wongsuwan. His wardrobe has been...

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ASEAN Editor's Choice Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Nearly 300 migratory birds have been recorded in Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam

Nearly 300 migratory birds have been recorded in the middle alluvium ground of the Red River, which flows through...

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Environment General Opinion

Forest fire control: awareness and cooperation needed

Sleepless nights and days have already begun for the Fire Hawk Team. February to May is the peak period...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle General Opinion

Short back and sides or a thoroughly modern cut?

People express their individuality in many different ways, among them how they wear their hair. Some color their hair blond....

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Editor's Choice General Opinion

Education experts fear quality will drop as teacher exams made easier

Despite Thailand’s increasing desperation to boost the quality of its education, authorities have decided that teacher trainees only need...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle Tourism

A view of the beautiful East through the windshield

Whilst tropical islands and seaside resorts make Thailand’s East spectacular, a road trip along its scenic coast is no...

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General

Love doesn’t have to hurt

We all have our own definition of love. For some, love means caring, kindness, trust, honesty, respect and commitment....

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Editor's Choice General Highlight Opinion

How online gambling infiltrated Thai govt websites to bypass betting ban

Hackers working for online gambling platforms have hijacked the webpages of many Thai government agencies and turned them into...

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Highlights of the week Opinion World

Bad week for world peace

More resounding than explosions in Ukraine are words uttered over the past few days by top politicians of the...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Dr. Seuss’ ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas!’ gets a sequel

Dr. Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this coming holiday season with the release of a...

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Opinion World

“Formula for Peace” to end Russia-Ukraine conflicts

Considering the time frame, it is not correct to assume that russia’s war against Ukraine started after 24, February...

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Editor's Choice General Highlight Opinion

Teenage pregnancy is bad, but lack of support system is worse

Teenagers who endure pregnancy without any support, especially from their school, are likely to have babies who grow up...

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Analysis ASEAN Editor's Choice Highlight Politics

Dubious links to Myanmar junta a blot on PM Prayut

A deep connection between Myanmar’s arms dealer Tun Min Latt and the Thai elite has triggered a political controversy...

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Business & Economy

TCEB develops five-year plan that pushes Thailand into the top ranks of preferred MICE destinations

With the Covid-19 pandemic and digital technology continuing to redefine the world, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) –...

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General Opinion Uncategorized

Turkey earthquake a daunting debut for Thailand’s international rescue team

The concept of a national urban search and rescue (USAR) team set up for large-scale natural or man-made disasters...

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Around Thailand Crime Highlight

Biological father of missing 8-month-old to be charged with statutory rape

“Jae”, the biological father of an 8-month-old baby boy missing in Nakhon Pathom, is to be charged with statutory...

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Analysis Business & Economy Editor's Choice

Global conditions arrest Thailand’s economic recovery  

Thailand’s economic growth in the fourth quarter of last year has disappointed many people. Real gross domestic product (GDP),...

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Editor's Choice Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Betong: A wealth of southern comfort

Tucked away on the Thai-Malaysian border, Betong is Thailand’s southernmost point. The small border town – which is isolated...

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Analysis Business & Economy Editor's Choice

The art of raising taxes without incurring the public wrath

It is common sense for politicians to campaign on a platform of tax cuts in the run-up to an...

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Analysis Editor's Choice Highlight Politics

Parties line up to woo Bangkok voters in the biggest battle of Thai election

Bangkok has become a bigger target for political parties campaigning for the upcoming election as it now offers more...

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Highlights of the week Opinion

How “no-vote censure” can guard against post-election implausibility

It’s the Pheu Thai Party who has done much of the talking in Parliament this week, but it’s Move...

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Editor's Choice Highlight Politics

Camera shortage becomes an excuse to delay implementing key provisions of anti-torture law

Rights groups are up in arms over the government’s delay in implementing key provisions of the new torture and...

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Editor's Choice World

Most baby formula health claims not backed by science: study

The vast majority of health claims used to advertise baby formula worldwide are not supported by rigorous scientific evidence,...

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Environment World

Deep-sea mining noise pollution threatens whales: study

Scientists warned on Tuesday that controversial seabed mining could significantly threaten ocean ecosystems, especially blue whales and other cetaceans...

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Editor's Choice General Highlight

‘2 meth pills = jail’: Thailand’s new anti-drugs push may ruin more lives than it saves

Statistics show that hundreds of thousands of Thais risk going to jail if a draft ministerial regulation supporting Public...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle World

Banksy unveils new ‘Valentine’s Day Mascara’ artwork

British graffiti artist Banksy on Tuesday unveiled his latest UK street artwork, which appears to take aim at domestic...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle General World

Colombia’s bullfighting custom under fire for animal abuse

Eliecer Molina climbs the stands to receive his monetary prize after excelling in a Corralejo in Colombia’s Caribbean north....

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Analysis ASEAN Business & Economy Editor's Choice Highlight

Anwar’s visit sets tone for increase in bilateral trade and investment

Resolving the logistics bottleneck at the Customs checkpoint in the South and increasing overall trade and investment were high...

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ASEAN

Hun Sen orders shutdown of independent local news outlet in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the shutdown of one of the last independent local news organizations in the...

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Business & Economy

Regulating the lure of lottery and the Thai love of gambling

A large number of people in Thailand’s middle-class and lower-income groups have been trapped in a dream of becoming...

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ASEAN Editor's Choice Highlight South Watch World

Exclusive – A Conversation with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

The 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was on formal visit to Thailand. He discussed various...

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Environment

Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: studies

Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in...

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Highlights of the week Opinion World

Fleeting glimpses of hope

For a change, heavy equipment and machinery are being mobilised from all parts of the world to one destination...

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Editor's Choice Environment Politics

Thailand’s worsening PM2.5 problem is lost in the fog of politics

Despite making Thailand’s haze crisis national agenda in 2019, the government has made little progress in meeting people’s need...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows

While others in her Zimbabwean village agonize over a maize crop seemingly headed for failure, Jestina Nyamukunguvengu picks up...

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General Politics

Tharit Pengdit: Judgment looms for ex-top cop caught in Thailand’s red-yellow divide

Tharit Pengdit, controversial former chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), made headlines again last week when the...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Burmese heritage building in Lampang comes back to life

Four years ago, a century of dirt, black mold and bird poop covered the archaeological treasures at Mon Cham...

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Business & Economy Editor's Choice Opinion

Proposal to erase borrowers’ repayment records is fraught with danger

As the general election approaches, rival political parties have unveiled their policy pledges designed to lure voters. Parties usually...

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Editor's Choice Food, Travel and Lifestyle

A wealth of wonders comes to Bangkok

This year’s Bangkok Design Week challenges visitors to plan well to appreciate overwhelming art projects in 9 areas of...

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Environment

Endangered monarch butterflies face perilous storm

As devastating storms pounded California, nature lovers feared for endangered monarch butterflies that winter there as part of a seemingly...

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Editor's Choice Environment Highlight Opinion

Mekong is half-dead

“If the Mekong were a human, she would be half-dead, because everything has completely changed,” said Niwat Roykaew, a...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Opening the doors to sacred writings

A rare collection of manuscript storage cabinets is now on view at the Thawornwatthu Building, the heritage building and...

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Highlights of the week Opinion Politics

Move Forward at crossroads already

The latest statement by hardline politician Piyabutr Saengkanokkul provides the clearest evidence that one of Thailand’s newest political parties,...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle World

World’s largest floating book fair docks in Beirut

The Logos Hope, home to the world’s largest floating book fair, docked in the Lebanese capital Beirut recently, providing...

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ASEAN World

Philippines to expand US access to military bases

The United States and the Philippines are expected to announce a deal Thursday that will give US troops access...

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Editor's Choice Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Art, memories, friendship and love

The late National Artist Thawan Duchanee lived in two houses, each of which tells a different story about his...

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Business & Economy General Highlight

How to fortify yourself against online scams

Thailand was shocked recently by reports of online fraud victims claiming that hackers had secured access to their personal...

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ASEAN Myanmar

February 1st marks the anniversary of Myanmar’s 2021 coup

As Myanmar enters the third year of fallout following the coup, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, in...

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ASEAN

Singapore opens Public Library ‘for all’

Singapore’s biggest public library opens its doors at One Punggol, with a promise to welcome everyone. It’s the country’s...

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Environment

Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study

Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle Opinion Tourism

Today’s museums must connect with visitors, but how?

Museums and cultural institutions bring learning to life, enabling members of the public to get close to history and...

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General Highlight Opinion

Rationing prophylaxis pills could be poison for Thailand’s HIV/Aids goal

Despite the ambitious goal of freeing Thailand from HIV/Aids by 2030, the authorities have suddenly rationed the distribution of...

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ASEAN

US hits Myanmar with new sanctions on coup 2nd anniversary

The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Myanmar Tuesday, a day before the Southeast Asian country marks the second...

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Business & Economy Tourism

Hotels struggle to attract quality staff as tourism recovers

Working in a hotel used to be considered an attractive career as not only was the job itself interesting...

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General Highlight

Police fast-track scandal prompts question: Can everything be bought in Thailand?

Countless numbers of Thais have flown in and out of Thailand over the years, but few have paid much...

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Environment Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Thailand boosts protection of dolphins in Songkhla Lake

With concerns mounting over the threats to the 14 to 20 Irrawaddy dolphins left in Songkhla Lake, dolphin experts...

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Analysis General Highlight Opinion Politics

Thailand needs welfare schemes based on rights not charity, experts say

With a general election just around the corner, political parties are now competing to woo voters via the popular...

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Politics Profiles

Yongyuth Wichaidit: Former Pheu Thai leader out of prison but back in the spotlight

Former deputy prime minister Yongyuth Wichaidit is back in the media spotlight after celebrity lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd exposed a...

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Analysis Highlight Politics

Bad blood between Jatuporn and Thaksin wounds Pheu Thai’s election chances

Former red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan has shocked political observers by launching stinging criticisms of his former party Pheu Thai...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Marina Abramović: Oxygen booster for society

You don’t have to be really into art to enjoy a talk by veteran performance artist Marina Abramović. “My...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Enigma at the Chao Mae Lim Ko Niao Shrine

On the first full moon after the Chinese New Year, Chinese descendants in Pattani province, Thailand’s deep South, celebrate...

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Analysis Highlights of the week Opinion Politics

Ancient loose cannon that can go dud or else

The Pheu Thai Party has decided to spar with Jatuporn Prompan only, but did it really have the choice...

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Analysis Business & Economy Opinion

Shadow of uncertainty over budget for fiscal year 2024 as election looms

The Cabinet recently approved a framework for government spending in fiscal year 2024 with planned expenditure of 3.35 trillion...

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Business & Economy Highlight News Tourism

Tourism industry ready to greet Chinese groups while maintaining its diverse clientele

Thailand’s tourism industry has welcomed the news that the Chinese government is allowing the group tour market to resume...

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General Highlight Opinion

Thai students fear cruellest cut as Education Ministry leaves hairstyle rules up to schools 

Education Minister Treenuch Thienthong has scrapped her ministry’s rule on student hairstyles – a rule that youngsters have long...

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Analysis ASEAN

Thai military’s close ties with Myanmar junta compromising ASEAN efforts to resolve crisis

Thailand’s lenient stance as well as the close ties between its armed forces and the Myanmar military — also...

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World

WHO urges action on contaminated meds after child deaths

Following the deaths of more than 300 children from contaminated cough syrup, the WHO appealed Monday for “immediate and...

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Highlight Opinion Politics

Thammanat, Prawit and the predicted return of Thaksin Shinawatra

Many were surprised to see master powerbroker Thammanat Prompow kneeling on stage to present a garland to Palang Pracharath...

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Science & Technology World

Exoskeleton for stroke rehab cleared by U.S. regulators

A self-balancing exoskeleton that enables users to move in multiple directions hands-free has been cleared by the US Food...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Exhibition marks centenary of Prof Silpa Bhirasri’s arrival in Siam

On 14th January, 1923, Tuscan-born artist Corrado Feroci arrived in Thailand, or Siam as it was then.  A century...

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General Highlight Opinion World

Innovative policies needed to tackle declining population in Asian countries – expert

Along with reducing pressure of raising a child, innovative policies such as allowing freezing of eggs and attracting workers...

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General Highlight

Thailand’s exploited, vulnerable sex workers could soon be protected by law

Many thousands of Thais have worked in the sex industry for decades without legal protection. So it’s not surprising...

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General Profiles

Panthawat Nakwisut: Accused lottery tycoon makes big political gamble

The CEO of online lottery platform Kong Salak Plus, Panthawat “Not” Nakwisut, appears to have his own style of...

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Highlights of the week Politics

History won’t be made, unless …

The much-taunted and extremely unlikely post-election scenario of Pheu Thai joining hands with Palang Pracharath to form a government...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Bangkok’s best floating markets become much more accessible

In today’s digital age, shopping can be done with a click of the mouse. However, there is no substitute...

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Science & Technology World

Galactic photo shoot captures 3 billion stars

A galactic photo shoot has captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky...

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Environment Highlight News World

Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague

Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country’s huge plastic waste problem by recycling junk-food wrappers, water bottles and...

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Analysis Environment World

Most rainforest carbon offsets ‘worthless’: media analysis

A system that allows big corporations to buy carbon offsets in rain forests to cancel out their harmful emissions...

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General Highlight Opinion

More than meets the eye to citation scandal rocking Thai academia

When a student cheats in an exam, the penalty is usually at least a failing grade. So when the...

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Business & Economy World

China’s Q4 growth slows to 2.9% y/y, beats expectations

China’s economy hit a bump in the fourth quarter, growing by 2.9% year-on-year, National Bureau of Statistics data showed...

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Analysis Highlight Opinion Politics

Analysts decode Prawit letter for clues to Thailand’s post-election political landscape

Prawit Wongsuwan is seeking to persuade skeptical voters that his ruling Palang Pracharath Party has no connection with Prayut...

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General World

2022 brought surge in killings of journalists: UNESCO

Killings of journalists and media workers surged 50 percent in 2022 to reach 86 worldwide, marking one death every...

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ASEAN General

ASEAN Summit to put more emphasis on women’s empowerment

The Indonesian government will put more emphasis on women’s empowerment during its ASEAN chairmanship this year, including by setting...

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Business & Economy Highlight World

As Davos opens, Oxfam urges windfall tax on food companies

Food companies making big profits as inflation has surged should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality, anti-poverty...

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Politics Profiles

Jak Punchoopet: Scholar-poet and scourge of red shirts opens new political chapter

Assoc Prof Jak Punchoopet, a key figure in the now-defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), is under the spotlight...

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Highlights of the week Opinion Politics

Only Prayut, Prawit and Paetongtarn can realistically gun for PM post

The old “three Ps” were united. The new “three Ps” are anything but, yet there are scenarios where two...

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Environment World

Japan estimates Fukushima water release to start in ‘spring or summer’

The Japanese government gave an estimation for when the water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant will be...

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Business & Economy

Financial tightening yet to ‘bite’ unemployment: IMF

Countries have yet to see the full impact of tightening financial conditions, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday, warning...

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General Highlight

How fake jackpot claims exposed dark side of Thailand’s online lottery

While Thai digital lottery platforms continue to operate as normal, two giants of the business are now licking their...

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General Highlight Opinion

Should fossil fuel firms be forced to clean up carbon pollution?

Could fossil fuel companies be forced to remove planet-heating carbon pollution from the atmosphere? Researchers argue in a new...

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Environment World

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see...

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World

Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats

Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. Beatings from her...

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World

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: study

Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel...

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Analysis Business & Economy Opinion

Thailand’s economy in 2023 could pose multiple challenges to government and central bank

Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) will expand by around 3-4 percent this year, only slightly higher than last year’s...

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Food, Travel and Lifestyle

Fancy Thai desserts with odd names

If you like unnecessarily posh names, you’ll love Ban Nong Bua, an old community in Thailand’s East.  The canal-side...

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Business & Economy Highlight World

World Bank: Recession a looming threat for global economy

The global economy will come “perilously close” to a recession this year, led by weaker growth in all the...

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Analysis Highlight Opinion Politics

Election and fight to form new govt promise tumultuous year ahead in Thai politics

The main focus of Thai politics this year will be the general election, bargaining to form a new government,...

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Analysis General Opinion

Thailand ushers in new education era, but will rich-poor gap close?

Thai education is about to enter a new phase as Parliament prepares to vote on the National Education Bill....

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