Today marks World No Tobacco Day and this year marks a special milestone for the anti-tobacco movement in Thailand. Dr Prakit Vathesatogkit, executive secretary of the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation, is one of two Thai medics who received the …
Boosting Thai-US ties in an age of crisis
The Thailand-US alliance is still alive and well but in order to move forward, both sides have to ramp up dialogues, sharpen their focus and enhance their cooperation. That was the conclusion from the nine hours of discussions from May 9-10 in Washingt…
Tobacco’s environmental threat
Tobacco kills our environment, not just people. Tobacco causes over 8 million deaths every year globally and 81,000 in Thailand. Simultaneously, each year, tobacco destroys a vast landmass roughly the size of 44,000 Suan Luang Rama IX parks, the larges…
EU leaders plead with Orban to back Russian oil ban
BRUSSELS: EU leaders were hoping Monday to persuade Prime Minister Viktor Orban to back a watered-down oil embargo against Russia after a month of haggling over a blocked sanctions package. But the Hungarian leader, who has demanded an exemption from t…
Djokovic cruises closer to Nadal clash as teens shine in Paris
PARIS – World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached a 16th French Open quarter-final on Sunday where old rival and 13-time winner Rafael Nadal could be waiting. Djokovic, bidding to equal Nadal’s record of 21 Grand Slam titles, eased…
Oil Fund to decide on diesel cap
The board of the Oil Fuel Fund is expected to decide on Monday if it will continue to cap the retail diesel price at 32 baht per litre for another week or raise it by one or two baht to relieve the burden on the fund, a source in the Energy Ministry sa…
F-35 purchase plan in peril
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) will not back down on its request to purchase US-made F-35 fighter jets, even after the opposition party announced it would use the issue to vote down the 2023 budget bill during an upcoming House debate. According to an…
Navy, China contractor to discuss sub
The Royal Thai Navy will hold talks with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) on June 9 about a contractual dispute regarding the engine to be fitted in the S26T Yuan-class submarine being built for the navy. According to a source, the…
5 killed, 1 seriously injured in pickup crash
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Five people were killed and one seriously injured after a pickup they were travelling crashed into a tree on a highway median strip in Tha Sala district of this southern province early on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred …
Kingdom stands to gain from IPEF
News of Thailand’s participation in US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) has caused quite a stir in the kingdom, with some members of the public protesting a move perceived as putting the country at odds with China and Russia…