https://www.scmp.com/rss/524380/feed The latest news and top stories on Chulalongkorn University. Chulalongkorn University is Thailand's oldest and most prestigious higher education institution. Its primary mission is to be a centre for academic learning and professional excellence, developing future leaders and contributing to national development. Main areas of activity include comprehensive education across numerous faculties, extensive research and innovation, and public service. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Chinese railway giants look set to scout Eurasia in the years ahead to build high-speed train lines as the domestic market matures and some countries are more prepared than others for capital-intensive yet transformative ventures, analysts said. Inspired by China-invested projects such as the 142km (88-mile) Jakarta-Bandung high-speed line in Indonesia and the partly finished 350km (217-mile) Budapest-Belgrade railway, Chinese construction and engineering firms are expected to expand their... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3344149/rail-ahead-high-speed-lines-saturate-china-how-far-can-their-global-reach-extend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3344149/rail-ahead-high-speed-lines-saturate-china-how-far-can-their-global-reach-extend?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones Thailand’s rival parties held final rallies late on Friday in a last-ditch push to win over undecided voters among a public craving change but still deeply split over the remedy for years of ulcerous political and economic decline. The People’s Party and Pheu Thai packed out their respective stadium venues in Bangkok on Friday, pumping music to encourage supporters as leaders delivered appeals for every last vote. In contrast, the Bhumjaithai Party’s rally in a convention centre in the capital,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3342662/thailand-prepares-vote-can-election-deliver-change-it-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3342662/thailand-prepares-vote-can-election-deliver-change-it-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:05:56 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones It was a policy meant to ignite a golden age of infrastructure development and put Thailand at the heart of Southeast Asia’s trade and investment for decades to come. Three years – and three prime ministers – after it was first proposed, a multibillion-dollar “landbridge” across Thailand’s southern neck to slash transport times between Asia’s main shipping lanes has now hit a dead end, entangled in the kingdom’s intractable political crisis. As Thais prepare to vote on February 8 for yet another... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3341880/thailand-election-looms-voters-seek-national-reset-end-decade-decline?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3341880/thailand-election-looms-voters-seek-national-reset-end-decade-decline?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:12 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk A Thai social media user has posted photos of a sushi piece glowing blue in the dark after she bought it from a store, raising health concerns about possible radioactive or poisonous contamination. Sharing her discovery on a consumer interest group’s social media page on Sunday, Mild Burusskorn said she noticed the blue glow emitting from the egg sushi that she had bought from a well-known brand, which she did not name. “I was about to get out of the car to turn off the lights and I saw that... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3330442/glow-dark-egg-sushi-piece-thailand-sparks-alarm-dont-eat-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3330442/glow-dark-egg-sushi-piece-thailand-sparks-alarm-dont-eat-it?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:30:33 +0000 Reuters Reuters Thailand’s prime minister said on Friday that his government will propose a referendum on whether to revoke two agreements on the demarcation of its border with Cambodia as part of a plan to address a simmering dispute with its neighbour. Thailand and Cambodia have bickered for decades over undemarcated points along their 817km (508 mile) land border. Tensions exploded into a deadly five-day conflict in July – the worst fighting between the two countries in over a decade – that killed at least... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3327053/thai-pm-proposes-referendum-revoke-cambodia-border-deals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3327053/thai-pm-proposes-referendum-revoke-cambodia-border-deals?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:13:43 +0000