SLF: a shark in student waters

The Student Loan Fund (SLF) should stop its fierce pursuit of those who cannot repay their debts in time. Taken into account alongside the Covid-19 pandemic and the worst economic recession in decades, surely it would be better if the fund urgently sou…

Those wonderful signs of the times

For many months there had been a large green road sign near the entrance to my local mall in eastern Bangkok which read “Entrace”, the second “n” having gone missing in action. It was a minor thing and I was resigned to seeing it for years to come. How…

Two cops sidelined after teens assaulted

Two cops sidelined after teens assaulted Video surfaces of April 30 incident showing one officer stomping on young man’s head Two police officers in Nakhon Pathom face an investigation after a video showing one of them kicking two handcuffed teenagers,…

Doubles stars reach Thailand Open final

Doubles stars reach Thailand Open final Ratchanok turned aside in semi-final by Taiwanese arch-rival Tai Thailand’s mixed doubles top seeds Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Dechapol Puavaranukroh have made it through to Sunday’s final of the Thailand Open b…

Govt mulls ending Thai Pass

The Ministry of Public Health has given a loose time frame for when it will decide upon dropping the Thailand Pass for foreigners. To make its decision, the ministry needs more solid information about infected cases coming from foreign entry to reach a…

Flash flood alert issued until Monday

Flash flood alert issued until Monday Low pressure system moving in from Myanmar to dump rain on most parts of the country Weather forecasters are warning of sudden floods and runoff from heavy rain that is expected to continue in most parts of the cou…

Ratchanok advances to Thailand Open semi-final

Ratchanok advances to Thailand Open semi-final Doubles stars Sapsiree and Dechapol also win and will face Chinese Olympic champs Home favourites Ratchanok Intanon and the mixed doubles duo Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Dechapol Puavaranukroh recorded str…

Thai star Panipak a cut above the rest

Thai star Panipak a cut above the rest Lifters Thanyathon, Surodchana sizzle Reigning Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit won her third straight SEA Games gold medal after reigning in the women’s 49kg class on Thursday. The world No.1 taekwondo sta…