Questions such as “Are you married?” and “Have you got any children?” assume that every adult woman in most Asian countries is heterosexual, married and, presumably, a mother, say these writers.Continue Reading
The Pheu Thai Party has changed its mind about seeking to disband the Bhumjaithai Party over the latter’s cannabis policy, now saying the issue needs time for careful study.Continue Reading
Given the uncertain economic outlook, investors are looking for a guaranteed return of capital today, and not a hope of return on capital tomorrow, says David Kuo of The Smart Investor.Continue Reading
Some Japanese fret that maskless tourists will set off another surge in infections, while others argue that Japan should catch up with the rest of the world and abandon masks, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.Continue Reading
The army will probe its internal lending system after a senior military officer was accused of swindling some of the system’s funds.Continue Reading
Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya was assaulted, but not seriously injured, when he arrived to register a complaint against comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich with police at the Central Investigation Bureau on Tuesday.Continue Reading
“We would like to invite UN experts to visit Ukraine at the earliest possible opportunity to inspect recovered Iranian-origin UAVs in order to facilitate implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2231,” Ukraine’s ambassador to United Nations said in a letter distributed to Council members on Tuesday. The letter, dated OctContinue Reading
A plan by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to invest US$5 billion (around 190 billion baht) in Thailand over the next 15 years underscores the country’s significance as a regional hub for digital data, says Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.Continue Reading
Senator Somchai Swangkarn yesterday called on the prime minister to order an investigation into the early release of former Democrat Party MP Khanchit Thapsuwan, who was freed from jail after almost eight years for masterminding a murder in 2011.Continue Reading
A group of local villagers from the Kham Tanod community in Prachin Buri province yesterday filed a petition with the Department of Primary Industries and Mines in Bangkok against a mining concession held by a private company.Continue Reading