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Thoroughbred masterpieces
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/02/2026
» Last September Jaeger-LeCoultre welcomed the Year of the Horse well in advance, by premiering the Reverso Tribute Enamel Xu Beihong series during an immersive exhibition of its feminine creations, held in Shanghai.
How world's super-rich are rewriting the rules
Oped, Published on 13/02/2026
» Ongoing efforts to derail multilateral tax cooperation lie at the heart of a global programme to replace democratic governance with coercive rule by the extremely wealthy -- or what we call 21st-century Caesarism. Any strategy to counter this programme, therefore, must recognise that taxing extreme wealth is essential to saving democracy.
Surviving the collapse of the population
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 13/02/2026
» 'To them that hath shall [more] be given" is generally a reliable guide, especially in economic matters, but it doesn't work if the beneficiaries are too stupid to take advantage of the gift. The scarce and precious commodity in this case being people, who are in increasingly short supply.
Puerto Rican heritage in Bad Bunny’s politically suggestive Super Bowl LX performance
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» Bad Bunny took centre stage as the headliner of the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, making pop as well as political history.
EU leaders hold economic transformation talks
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» BRUSSELS - European Union leaders will converge on a Belgian castle on Thursday as the bloc seeks ways to punch its economic weight on the global stage — faced with threats from China and the United States, and hamstrung by its own divisions.
Japanese PM Takaichi comes out on top
Oped, Published on 11/02/2026
» Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has just scored an unprecedented victory in the country's general election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which she leads, won 316 seats in the 465-member House of Representatives (the Diet's lower house), up sharply from 198. The combined strength of two parties that had merged hastily -- despite their fundamentally opposing platforms -- in an effort to bring Ms Takaichi down fell from 167 seats to just 49. The LDP, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, has never looked more robust.
Thailand ready to scrap sea-boundary deal with Cambodia
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/02/2026
» The cabinet has been instructed to start preparing to void a 25-year-old memorandum of understanding (MoU) used by Thailand and Cambodia as a framework to settle their overlapping maritime boundaries.
Love Along the River: The Valentine’s Edition at Shangri-La Bangkok
Published on 10/02/2026
» Set to the gentle rhythm of the Chao Phraya River, an unforgettable Valentine’s night on Feb 14 awaits you and your dearest at our riverside sanctuary.
From conflict to shared prosperity
News, Published on 10/02/2026
» The news from the front line, the border between Cambodia and Thailand, has a depressing familiarity. Another ceasefire is agreed upon, but it is accompanied by hostile statements from officials of both governments, and, in the past, such statements have led to aggressive action by one or both military forces. This opens the door to armed combat. People are killed or injured, property and infrastructure damaged, and people's livelihoods disrupted. We need to break this cycle; we need real peace.
A state of repose
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 09/02/2026
» This is the season to be in Japan, where the air is fresh and the weather is cold, unlike in Thailand.