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Join Us at the 25th Annual New Yorker Festival

The New Yorker 

From the daily newsletter: a weekend-long celebration of all that gives life to the magazine. Plus: it could all depend on Arizona; Ta-Nehisi Coates; and the flat provocations of “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

Liam sums up the Greens’ position on waka jumping law

Scoop 

Liam Hehir sums them up: Waka-jumping laws are fundamentally undemocratic and wrong—except when a coalition agreement forces us to support them, after which we will vote for their repeal to affirm our opposition, but then consider using them ourselves if a rogue MP becomes an embarrassment. We remain against them in principle, except in situations […]

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Prawit must do more

BangkokPost.com 

Palang Pracharath Party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan's opening move to forego his salary and allowances as an MP from Oct 1 onwards and return the money he had received for not attending parliamentary meetings is a welcome gesture.

What now after Israel's invasion of Lebanon?

BangkokPost.com 

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has launched his invasion of Lebanon. As usual in the opening stages of Israeli incursions into that fragile country, the signs and portents look good for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

New charter unlikely under Pheu Thai

BangkokPost.com 

Despite the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader's staunch denial that the party has anything to do with the Senate's decision to retain the double majority requirement for a referendum on a new constitution, it is an open secret that the second-largest member in the government coalition stands to benefit significantly from a charter rewrite.

Bank of Thailand sees household debt dipping

BangkokPost.com 

Household debt is expected to continue declining in the third and fourth quarters of this year, driven by economic growth, according to the Bank of Thailand.

Hong Kong leads Asian shares higher

BangkokPost.com 

RECAP: Hong Kong stocks led gains among most Asian equities yesterday, but Japanese stocks posted a weekly decline as new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's seemingly shifting stance on interest rates unsettled investors.

Focus on domestic plays amid global turmoil

BangkokPost.com 

The SET index rebounded from its monthly low of 1,352 points in September, reaching a 10-month high of 1,471 by the end of the month. The breakthrough above 1,430, which has been a key resistance level since November 2023, indicates a positive trend.