<p>Is there anything today which is important for general life and well-being and scarce and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future? If you can&rsquo;t answer that question, you obviously don&rsquo;t live anywhere close to what the newspapers coyly call &lsquo;entertainment venues&rsquo; in the Thong Lo area.</p>

<p>In a verdict whose twisted and bizarre reasoning surprised no one, the Convolutional Court yesterday ruled that the punishments meted out by schools against students who refused to wear school uniforms were permissible.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Some stories that probably won&rsquo;t be appearing in the next few weeks.</em></p>

<p>The government is coming under increasing criticism from its conservative elite supporters for its failure to contain the outbreak of a new virus in Thailand</p>

<p>Harrison George on Gen Apirat Kongsompong&#39;s statement that the Nakhon Ratchasima mass shooter is &quot;not a soldier anymore&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This week in Alien Thoughts, Harrison George talks about what could happen once military conscription is abolished.&nbsp;</p>