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Phillies Nation 

John Middleton on Phillies deadline: ‘Now it’s up to the players’

The Phillies are in a deep slump. Since touching down in the states after the London Series, the Phillies have been a bottom third club in baseball. They are 20-23 since June 11 and 3-9 since the start of the second half. A number of big bats, Bryce Harper included, have gone cold. The pitching […]

ForeignPolicy.com 

The Quad Gets a Boost

The foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo sends a signal that all is well with the grouping after a year of competing obligations.

BangkokPost.com 

Move Forward Party's future uncertain

The countdown has begun, with the Constitutional Court deciding on the fate of the Move Forward Party (MFP) next week.

BangkokPost.com 

UHG allots B1bn for two mid-tier hotels

Commercial property developer UHG will invest 1 billion baht to expand with two new mid-tier hotels on Sukhumvit Soi 8 and Pradipat Road, banking on robust tourism demand in this segment, which has boosted revenue growth post-pandemic.

BangkokPost.com 

Get free entry to Phu Phra Bat Historical Park

After being added to the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites last week, Phu Phra Bat Historical Park is offering visitors a free admission until Aug 12. Located in the northeastern town of Udon Thani, the fifth cultural World Heritage Site in Thailand is a testament to the Sima stone tradition of the Dvaravati period.

BangkokPost.com 

Traveloka introduces Disney Cruise experiences

Digital travel platform Traveloka plans to provide fresh holiday experiences aboard the Disney Cruise Line, which is set to depart from Singapore in late 2025.

BangkokPost.com 

MFP's future uncertain

The countdown has begun, with the Constitutional Court deciding on the fate of the Move Forward Party (MFP) next week.

BangkokPost.com 

Less is more in restoring Asia's past

For decades, restorations of Southeast Asia's archaeological sites have typically involved transforming the past rather than faithfully presenting it. Conservationists often take a heavy-handed approach, embellishing a site to effectively "manufacture" a ruin that will appeal to visitors. But this tends to do more harm than good.

BangkokPost.com 

Disinformation killing democracy

Last year, OECD countries collectively allocated more than $220 billion (7.8 trillion baht) in official development assistance (ODA). But a rising tide of disinformation is undermining the effectiveness of these investments.

BangkokPost.com 

New calculation seen likely to boost MPI

The Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) is expected to increase in the second half of this year if four growing industries -- solar panels, solid state technology, smart electronics and electric vehicles -- are included in the MPI calculation, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).

BangkokPost.com 

Understanding Thai online media usage

Looking at the landscape of media and entertainment in Thailand, changes continue to unfold with new platforms that offer a wide array of sources for connecting, news, entertainment and information. All of them are competing for audience attention and advertising dollars.

BangkokPost.com 

Central bank reassessing consumer lending rules

The Bank of Thailand is reviewing its regulations on loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for mortgage loans and minimum payments for credit cards amid the weakened debt servicing ability of individual borrowers.

BangkokPost.com 

NBTC shifts stance on unsold packages

The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday unanimously gave its approval to the sale of the rights to use the two unsold satellite slot packages of 50.5° East and 142° E via a combination of two methods -- an open direct award and a beauty contest -- representing a U-turn on the original auction method agreed on.

BangkokPost.com 

Global rice glut set to hit Thai exports

Thai rice exports are likely to be less than 8 million tonnes next year due to myriad risk factors hampering their competitiveness, which include a lack of research and development (R&D) for rice varieties, rising global supply, and the possibility of India lifting its rice export restrictions at year-end.