Industry urges longer-term solutions

The government should come up with not only short-term measures, but also medium and long-term plans to cope with the impact of the global oil price surge and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to industrialists in various sectors. They propose the admi…

DTAC-True merger looks set to sail through

Despite staunch opposition from some consumer advocates and academics, the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communications (DTAC) is expected to pass through legal and administrative checks as the regulator indicates it has no power …

Bimstec’s time to shine has come

From the tales of Lord Rama to the wisdom of Lord Buddha, the South Asian and Southeast Asian regions are not only historically intertwined, but also founded on a shared cultural heritage. Perhaps this shared history alone was enough to convince four n…

Bow Bells rang out but not the accents

Firstly, a belated follow-up featuring the cockney accent from an American reader who wanted to meet a real cockney when he was in London a few years ago. Aware of the traditional definition of a cockney being “someone born within the sound of Bow Bell…

Man shoots teen son dead before killing himself

Man shoots teen son dead before killing himself Wife wounded in incident at public school in Chon Buri CHON BURI: A man shot his 13-year-old son to death and wounded his wife before killing himself inside a public school in Muang district on Saturday m…

Coach apologises as Thais lose again

National U23 team coach Worrawoot Srimaka apologised to the Thai fans for the second time in four days after the War Elephants lost 4-2 to China in the Dubai Cup on Saturday night. The Thais were also beaten 1-0 by Qatar on the opening day of the tourn…

Opposition slams govt’s ‘failing’ policy

Opposition slams govt’s ‘failing’ policy Big business ‘reaps most of the gains’ The opposition on Sunday slammed the government for its “failing economic policy” and criticised its 10-point plan to ease the impact of increasing fuel prices stemming fro…