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Re: "Thailand's misleading growth story", (Opinion, June 11).

Bangkok Post

A red card for betting

As the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicked off yesterday, the betting that has become part and parcel of football-watching culture has already commenced. As in previous World Cups, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) estimates punters will spend 47 billion baht on betting.

Bangkok Post

TH-AI Passport risks BJT fallout

Amid growing concerns over alleged irregularities, the TH-AI Passport project, the brainchild of Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob, has triggered a wave of criticism and left the Bhumjaithai-led government politically exposed.

Bangkok Post

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The SpaceX IPO made Musk a trillionaire. The old rules of capitalism no longer apply

The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary control

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on the Makerfield byelection: Andy Burnham is looking to beat Reform’s politics of anger

Editorial: A win for Labour would show how the party can speak to working-class insecurity without scapegoating minorities

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on literature in wartime: words do not stop when the bombing begins

Editorial: Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond it

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The World Cup is a chance for non-sports fans like me to embrace the beautifully inconsequential game

What joy it is to invest deeply into how well a nation you’ve never heard of moves a ball around a field

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Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication

The confusion over hantavirus and Ebola is a reminder that we must do better at explaining how to respond to an outbreak

The Guardian - US

Labour’s woes are like a slow-motion car crash – and Keir Starmer isn’t even in the driving seat

More resignations, more possible leadership challenges and dubious ‘sources’ – the PM has lost control of his own political agenda, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Scientists are working on headphones that block annoying noises and allow the ones you love? I can’t wait!

Imagine a world with more birdsong and less Nigel Farage. If this is the future, bring it on, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability

Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni

The Guardian - UK

As John Healey goes, the political vultures circle Starmer. And so continues our history of PM-icide

A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd process and we’re locked into it again, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it

‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to him

The Guardian - US

Welcome to ‘the Claw’: the White House fighting cage captures Trump era rot

The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder

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A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know

I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health, says science writer Helen Pilcher

France 24

Trump's World Cup: More matches, higher prices, fewer foreigners

Can blatant racism and shameless greed ruin the World Cup? Fans of the beautiful game and its history can take solace in the opening match at Mexico City's storied Azteca Stadium, the only venue to already host two World Cup finals.

Newslaundry

The World Cup usually cleans up a country’s image. Not this time

Mega sporting events run on a reliable formula. A country wins the hosting rights, spends money it probably shouldn’t, and receives a month-long image makeover in return. The FIFA World Cup has often been held as the ultimate example of this exchange, accused of being the world’s most expensive reputation…

The Guardian - US

From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real estate ad?

Paltrow went viral this week for her commercial for 51 Park – a building just miles from where Palestinians are being killed and displaced

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Left, right and centre – I see all strands of the Labour tribe pulling together in Makerfield. This is bigger than Burnham

Everyone here knows this is a sliding doors moment. A win could be a new beginning for the party, a loss an unimaginable calamity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Newcastle Herald

'Newcastle doesn't need spectacular': like a bucket of prawns in the sun, this stinks

Bradley Perrett | For the $836m spent on a Sydney fish shop, Greater Newcastle could have an urban rail line, new basketball site, Adamstown underpass . . .

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Strait we ignore may be the one that hurts Britain most

Yet again the Strait of Hormuz dominates headlines as the on-off peace talks grind on with no clear end in sight. President Trump still shouts about it in full caps on Truth Social. Television producers still show on repeat the same map: Iran on one side, Oman on the other.…

The Independent UK

This is John Healey’s finest hour

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By resigning in protest against the government’s attempted fudge on defence spending, the former cabinet minister has forced Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves – or their successors – to clarify the choice facing the nation

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The Guardian view on John Healey: the defence secretary’s resignation undermines Labour as well as Keir Starmer

Editorial: The party stalwart’s blistering attack is not just a problem for the prime minister – it makes the task of a successor far harder

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the analogue resurgence: the shock of the old

Editorial: Long-abandoned formats such as cassettes and VHS tapes are finding new life as consumers seek a digital detox

Bangkok Post

Clear the air, Chadchart

As the Bangkok gubernatorial election approaches, top candidate and ex-governor Chadchart Sittipunt is feeling the heat from his sluggish response to the city's controversial exercise equipment procurement projects, in which several items were purchased at unreasonably high cost.

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