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As a Thai who writes in English for a living, I'm a bit of a language nerd who's naturally inclined to spot Tinglish in everyday life.

In the year since the United States' disgraceful abandonment of Afghanistan to the Taliban, the country has gone down precisely the path any logical observer would have predicted: a medieval, jihadist, terrorist-sheltering emirate has been established. The US will incur costs for betraying its Afghan allies for a long time to come. But nobody will pay a higher price than Afghans.

BAGUIO CITY — Four Abra schools were still serving as evacuation centers just days before the opening of the new school year on August 22, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday. Among these was Supo National High School, which currently housed 21 families, or 58 individuals, from […]

Radar can identity of the child that Brad Pitt said looked like a "Columbine kid" during his booze-fueled blowup with Angelina Jolie.

Welcoming the latest member of a glorious supercar generation, Lamborghini's sole dealer and after-sales service provider Renazzo Motor turned its showroom into a luxury racing stadium for an exclusive evening showcase to launch in Thailand the Huracán Tecnica, which is developed for pilots seeking driving fun and lifestyle perfection on both road and track.

The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have arrived early this year as countless restaurants and bakery shops in Bangkok are now actively marketing their mooncakes.

When mentioning Buddhist pilgrimage sites, four places -- those associated with the life of Lord Buddha -- come to mind. Three of them are Bodh Gaya in Bihar (the site of enlightenment); Sarnath (the location of the first sermon); Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, (the site of Buddha's parinirvana) India; and Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace in Nepal.

During a trip to the Amazon, Gisele Bündchen saw the impact of deforestation and pollution on the health and lives of indigenous tribes.

IWC Schaffhausen's commitment to sustainability has gone sky high, far beyond haute horlogerie, as new partnerships with Boom Supersonic and Airspeeder will contribute to a greener planet through eco-conscious flying.

I was first introduced to Jordan Peele in his directorial debut Get Out in 2017. As soon as it came out, the film was an instant favourite and considered a trendsetter in the thriller, horror and dark comedy genre not because of its cinematography, suspenseful storyline or giving newcomers like Daniel Kaluuya a big break, but for being thought-provoking and weaving trenchant social critiques into...

The lights are flashing red as we look at the cascade of humanitarian crises in Asia and the Pacific.

Time is not on the side of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as various groups of people want to see the back of him. Now that he has survived the last of four no-confidence votes in parliament since the March 2019 election, many are pinning their hopes that the eight-year prime ministerial term limit will upend Gen Prayut's rule.

The emergence of ultranationalist sentiment in Cambodia following the box-office success of the Thai period romcom Love Destiny, or Bupphesanniwas 2, is very unfortunate.

Cannabis and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) has the potential to boost the pet care business, following the first-ever development of new CBD-based products for animals in Thailand, says Bioscience Animal Health Plc (BIS), an animal drug and vaccine provider.

Siam Cannaverse Co, a joint venture firm between Pethlanna Organic Farm, a Lampang-based community enterprise, and Raggan 420 Co, a cannabis processing factory, looks set to expand its cannabis stores to cash in on Thailand's decriminalisation of the drug and recovering tourism.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is preparing to revise trading criteria to suit current business conditions, to help facilitate investors and make them more consistent with international practice, the Thai bourse said recently.

One of the hottest careers to get into these days is coding — and one of the best parts about it is that you don't need to rack up university bills to learn the skills needed to become a top coder. — Read the rest

Critically low staffing at a Lincoln prison allowed a mattress fire to grow large enough to send four people to the hospital, according to a newly released report.

COLUMBIA, Ky. – Lindsey Wilson student-athletes Camryn Rich, Alexis Smith, and Alix Stoermer were named to the Mid-South Conference's 2022 watch list for women's volleyball, league officials announced on Thursday.

People will be allowed to grow no more than 15 cannabis plants for household use while selling and advertising cannabis and cannabis-based products online and in vending machines will be prohibited, according to a bill on cannabis and hemp use.

Mississippi's Cathead Distillery will have whiskey drinkers taking note.

Last week Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The bill has been championed as a “climate change bill”, but it also allocates hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade to several programs designed to reduce inflation. Let’s discuss the energy provisions in the bill. (You can see the full text of the 730 page bill here). The combined investments are aimed at putting the U.S. on a path to roughly 40% emissions reduction by 2030. Читать дальше...

Ooblets and all its cute little dancing creatures are leaving early access on both Xbox and PC next month. And...

West Nile virus has been found in a record number of mosquitoes in the New York City area, with at least two cases known to have occurred in humans. If you weren’t around for the last big West Nile panic about 20 years ago, you might be wondering just what this disease is and whether you should be worried about it.

American automaker Ford is staring down a lawsuit accusing it of mismanaging a recall of cars that could suddenly burst into flames. If all that sounds familiar, it’s because this is the second such lawsuit filed against Ford in the past month.