FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 55 - The Untold Story

Why more tourists aren't enough

More tourists are good news for Thailand. But not if the country cannot cope with the pressures they bring.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Rules before data centres

Amid the brouhaha over AI data centre investment, a government report recommending new legislation to regulate these resource-guzzling projects deserves praise and attention.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Who will top the next world order?

The era in which global order rested on a US monopoly over military and economic power and values has finally come to an end, taking Europe's long period of stability with it. The world has become significantly more turbulent and uncertain, and the near future will bring even more instability.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Let’s see what the ‘Burnham bounce’ can do for us all

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A prime minister enjoys maximum leverage during their first days in power. Labour’s new poll lead should convince Andy Burnham that now is the moment to make bold policy decisions that will come to define his premiership

The Independent UK · Jul 28

DC tunes into desi protest music

US officials remain silent on Indian local issues, focusing on internal political challenges. In India, meanwhile, protesters demonstrated peacefully, forcing government concessions after extensive efforts. Analysts have found parallels between Indian and American protest tactics and government responses.

The Economic Times · Jul 28

The Guardian view on India’s gen Z revolt: the cockroaches are coming together

Editorial: A youth movement born from exam leaks and online mockery has pierced Narendra Modi’s aura of invincibility and may yet reshape Indian politics

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

The Guardian view on noise pollution: keep it down

Editorial: New research linking the issue to Parkinson’s disease adds to the evidence of serious health repercussions from traffic volume and other sources

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist

Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct

The Guardian - US · Jul 28

How close is the Trump administration to the toxic Tate brothers? Let’s ask the president’s son Barron …

The 20-year-old crypto bro likes to keep a low profile. He could still be forced to testify before the House oversight committee, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Not the Cockroach Janta Party, not even Sonam Wangchuk: The Modi govt defeated itself

First things first. Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, announcing it himself on X. “I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days,” he wrote. No union education minister has ever resigned over paper leaks before. That this one did – a minister central to the BJP’s political…

Newslaundry · Jul 28