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Why Jnanpith for Vairamuthu has sparked a Tamil literary revolt - Alka Dhupkar - TIMESOFINDIA.COM Mar 24, 2026, 00:14 IST IST The decision to confer the Jnanpith Award on Tamil lyricist-poet Vairamuthu has triggered an intense backlash. [1]

CHIANG RAI — Police have reported that a young man who chased and smashed the front windshield of a school van in Mae Sai has been identified as a contract teacher. [2]

PATTAYA, Thailand – For many men, talking about prostate or sexual health is something they prefer to avoid. Yet for those living in or visiting Pattaya, expert help is close at hand. [3]

Charukesi Ramadurai is an Indian freelance journalist, currently living in Kuala Lumpur. [4]

Yohanes Sulaiman is an Associate Professor in International Relations at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Indonesia. [5]

SINGAPORE -- Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister, has even joined hands with former political foes in his campaign to oust current leader Najib Razak over a corruption scandal. [6]

TOKYO -- Malaysia's hard-line attitude with Singapore over a territorial dispute reflects the often fractious relationship that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had with his peer, the late Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of the city-state. [7]

Dr Pichit Kangwolkij, MD of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya presented reflective vests for use by police officers on duty in and around the Nongprue municipality. The valuable protective gear was gratefully received by Pol. Col. [8]

Sources
[1] MM timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 43% match

Why Jnanpith for Vairamuthu has sparked a Tamil literary revolt

Why Jnanpith for Vairamuthu has sparked a Tamil literary revolt - Alka Dhupkar - TIMESOFINDIA.COM Mar 24, 2026, 00:14 IST IST The decision to confer the Jnanpith Award on Tamil lyricist-poet Vairamuthu has triggered an intense backlash.

[2] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-06-17 · 35% match

Teacher Smashes School Van Window in a Fit of Road Rage

CHIANG RAI — Police have reported that a young man who chased and smashed the front windshield of a school van in Mae Sai has been identified as a contract teacher.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-11-22 · 35% match

M-Trust Urology Clinic: Advanced Prostate and Men’s Health Care in Pattaya

PATTAYA, Thailand – For many men, talking about prostate or sexual health is something they prefer to avoid. Yet for those living in or visiting Pattaya, expert help is close at hand.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-07-03 · 46% match

Stop selling skin-whitening products, do not just change their names

Charukesi Ramadurai is an Indian freelance journalist, currently living in Kuala Lumpur.

[5] TH fulcrum.sg · 2024-07-29 · 43% match

Yohanes Sulaiman

Yohanes Sulaiman is an Associate Professor in International Relations at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani, Indonesia.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-03-13 · 40% match

Mahathir wages lonely battle against Najib despite support

SINGAPORE -- Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's former prime minister, has even joined hands with former political foes in his campaign to oust current leader Najib Razak over a corruption scandal.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-02-06 · 38% match

Mahathir still living in the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew

TOKYO -- Malaysia's hard-line attitude with Singapore over a territorial dispute reflects the often fractious relationship that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had with his peer, the late Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of the city-state.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2016-03-24 · 38% match

Hospital donation brightens up Pattaya police

Dr Pichit Kangwolkij, MD of the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya presented reflective vests for use by police officers on duty in and around the Nongprue municipality. The valuable protective gear was gratefully received by Pol. Col.

[9] TH fulcrum.sg · 2023-06-20 · 37% match

Muhammad Habib Abiyan Dzakwan

Muhammad Habib Abiyan Dzakwan is a researcher at the Department of International Relations and a fellow in the Disaster Management Research Unit, CSIS Indonesia.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-09 · 37% match

Mahathir woos Japanese university to set up Malaysia campus

BEPPU, Japan -- The governments of Malaysia and Japan are in talks on setting up a Japanese university campus in Malaysia as part of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's long-standing Look East vision, according to sources close to the matter.

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