"alarm bells"

A huge fire ravaged a 400-rai rubber plantation in Chacheongsao province and also raised worries of adding to Bangkok’s air-pollution woes.

Inflammatory fictions masquerading as real news pose a particularly toxic threat in Asian countries with long-standing religious and ethnic divides, but promises by some regional leaders to tackle the problem carry equal menace.

EXPORTERS and investors are becoming increasingly alarmed as the prospect of a global trade war moved closer to reality after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium.

Re: “Supachai worried about Alibaba investing in Thailand”, The Nation, July 19.

Re: “Turkey survived coup attempt, but plotters now seeking global influence”, Have Your Say, yesterday.

Obama was always careful not to cross key lines with China. His white house successor has just poked its most sensitive spot