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OPINION

China's water security ambitions

News, Published on 15/04/2026

» China holds only 6% of the world's fresh water, which supports nearly 20% of the global population and generates over 18% of global gross domestic product. The country faces water challenges largely due to water quality concerns and significant spatio-temporal imbalances.

WORLD

Zelensky in Germany for military talks amid drone boom

AFP, Published on 14/04/2026

» BERLIN - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited Germany, his country’s biggest military backer, which is increasingly seeking to tap Ukraine’s battlefield expertise.

THAILAND

UK pushes digital trade ties

News, Published on 14/04/2026

» The United Kingdom is looking to expand cooperation with Thailand in digital technology, covering trade and innovation, says Martin Kent, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, during a recent visit to Thailand.

BUSINESS

GH Bank aims to elevate operations with digital upgrade

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/04/2026

» Government Housing (GH) Bank, a state financial institution specialising in housing loans, is preparing to upgrade its operations through digital transformation and the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

THAILAND

Korn urges SEC to probe Bangchak board changes

News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/04/2026

» Deputy Democrat leader Korn Chatikavanij has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate alleged irregularities at Bangchak Corporation Plc, citing concerns over corporate governance, board appointments and possible links to "grey capital".

OPINION

Rethink Asean-Pakistan relations

News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/04/2026

» Pakistan became an Asean sectoral dialogue partner in 1993. Yet for more than three decades, the grouping's engagement with this nuclear-armed state has remained limited. The time has surely come to reconsider its status and elevate it to a full dialogue partner.

WORLD

French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria

AFP, Published on 13/04/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.

WORLD

Spain's Sanchez seeks closer China ties amid strains with US

AFP, Published on 13/04/2026

» BEIJING - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to China on Monday, aiming to strengthen trade ties with the world's second-largest economy as relations with the United States show signs of strain.

THAILAND

Academic backs solar push but urges aid for poor

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/04/2026

» The government's push to promote clean energy with soft loans and tax incentives for solar installations are a "golden opportunity" to accelerate the country's transition towards renewables, an academic says.

THAILAND

Trat reports surge in arrivals despite global turmoil

News, Published on 13/04/2026

» The eastern province of Trat recently reported a 34% surge in tourist arrivals despite concerns about energy prices and the war in the Middle East, said the Trat Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).