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Songkhla politician gets 2 years for polling booth assault
Published on 28/04/2026
» A member of the Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation has been sentenced to two years and six days in prison without suspension for his role in the assault on a policeman who told him not to take photos at a polling station last year.
Senior Sri Lankan monk accused of smuggling ganja from Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 28/04/2026
» A Sri Lankan court has authorised the seven-day detention and questioning of a senior Buddhist monk accused of overseeing the smuggling of 110 kilogrammes of cannabis from Thailand in the luggage of 22 young monks.
S. Korea probes syringe hoarding as war hits plastic makers
AFP, Published on 28/04/2026
» SEOUL - South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.
Navy duo implicated in attempt to kill MP
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 28/04/2026
» Kamolsak Leewanmoh, a Prachachat Party MP for Narathiwat, has filed an additional police complaint accusing two naval officers of being behind a failed assassination attempt against him, as investigators step up efforts to expand the case.
The deafening silence about offshore wealth
Oped, Published on 28/04/2026
» When John Doe, the anonymous whistleblower behind the Panama Papers, approached us, he handed us an opportunity. When the resulting investigation into the offshore finance industry was published on April 3, 2016, the world was handed a test. As investigative journalists, we seized the opportunity. Sadly, the world has failed the test.
Anutin govt faces three diplomatic tests
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/04/2026
» Less than three weeks into office, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signalled three immediate foreign and security priorities: managing tensions with Cambodia, addressing unrest in the country's southern border provinces, and quietly preparing for a more active role in Myanmar.
Pushing against alcohol sales in public parks
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/04/2026
» Civil society groups and local activists in northern Thailand have raised strong concerns over plans to allow alcohol sales in public parks.
As some hijabs come off in Iran, restrictions still in place
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Images of bareheaded women sipping coffee in cafes in Tehran, in apparent defiance of the Islamic republic's strict dress rule, have stirred interest outside Iran -- but for Elnaz, 32, it is no breakthrough.
Volunteer firefighters left to plight
News, Published on 27/04/2026
» They die quietly, one by one, doing the forest officials' job, rewarded with little more than praise that masks state hypocrisy.
DNP defends arrest amid forest fire season
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/04/2026
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has defended the arrest of a man accused of collecting red ant eggs inside Sri Nan National Park in Nan province, saying it was part of stricter emergency measures to prevent forest fires during the annual high-risk season.