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  • OPINION

    Will US military aid to Ukraine tip the scales?

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/04/2024

    » 'I've said before, you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may," said Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The chips being the 10 or 20,000 extra Ukrainians who died needlessly during the six months when the Republican Party blocked the sending of any more US military aid to Ukraine.

  • THAILAND

    Border security stepped up as Myanmar fighting rages

    Published on 20/04/2024

    » The Thai military and authorities are intensifying efforts to protect civilians along the Thai-Myanmar border, aiming to help Myanmar nationals seeking humanitarian aid while also preventing the spillover of violence into Thailand.

  • OPINION

    Lessons to learn

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/04/2024

    » Re: "Plugging in", (PostBag, April 16).

  • WORLD

    Russia seeks more contract soldiers

    Published on 18/04/2024

    » Russia is preparing to enlist more contract soldiers as it presses its invasion of Ukraine, aiming to avoid — at least for now — another mass call-up that could undermine popular support for the war.

  • OPINION

    Taking a dip in Hua Hin a long time ago

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/04/2024

    » It is not often I can remember what I was doing five days ago let alone 55 years, but a moth-eaten diary confirms that on April 14, 1969 I was in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin. A brief explanation is necessary.

  • WORLD

    Indonesia denies using air strikes in Papua

    Published on 13/04/2024

    » JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military on Saturday denied using air strikes in a remote, restive part of the country, after a video of a New Zealand pilot kidnapped by Papuan rebels featured him saying military actions had made his position unsafe.

  • THAILAND

    Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of Myawaddy

    Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024

    » TAK - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.

  • OPINION

    Dealing with Myanmar

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/04/2024

    » As the civil war between Myanmar junta forces and ethnic rebel groups builds, Thailand will be a focal point for providing humanitarian support to large numbers of refugees expected to flee across the border. Thailand -- as an Asean member and Myanmar neighbour -- is also expected to play a role in fostering negotiations and helping Myanmar return to peace.

  • WORLD

    Second Gaza food aid ship leaves Cyprus

    Published on 30/03/2024

    » LARNACA, Cyprus - A second shipment of aid carrying almost 400 tonnes of food for besieged Gaza left the port of Larnaca in Cyprus on Saturday, a Reuters witness said.

  • LIFE

    Japan finally sees ‘Oppenheimer’, amid some unease

    Published on 29/03/2024

    » HIROSHIMA - The Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” finally made its premiere in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme would be received in the only country to suffer atomic bombing.

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