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Zelensky to meet Trump next week in US
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week as Russia intensified attacks across his country.
Russian fighter jets breach Estonian airspace
Published on 19/09/2025
» BERLIN - Estonia’s airspace was violated by three Russian military jets on Friday, the government of the NATO member said, amid an increasingly tense atmosphere on the alliance’s eastern flank.
From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
Gattuso begins Italy football salvage operation
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» MILAN - Gennaro Gattuso begins his reign as Italy coach on Friday with the visit of Estonia and a contested fixture with Israel as he bids to stop the Azzurri from missing out on a third consecutive World Cup.
European heavyweights belatedly begin World Cup qualifying
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» PARIS - With the next World Cup kicking off in just over nine months, European champions Spain and some of the continent's other heavyweights finally begin their qualifying campaigns this week.
Protect the judges
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/08/2025
» Re: "Thaksin beats lese majeste rap," (BP, Aug 23).
Thailand still has chance to shine
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 31/07/2025
» Thailand's economy is losing momentum. Growth rates have steadily declined, from 7.2% in 2012 to just 1.9% in 2023. Without a new vision for development, the country faces the real possibility of becoming stuck in permanent stagnation. The absence of bold leadership and structural reform has left Thailand vulnerable, while its regional peers -- Singapore, China, and South Korea -- surge ahead. These countries have demonstrated that visionary and compassionate leadership, combined with political reform and good governance, can transform the economic fortunes of an entire nation.
Bolt plans to up Thai investment, challenge top three players
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/06/2025
» Despite unfavourable economic conditions, Estonia-based ride-hailing app Bolt plans to increase its investment in Thailand next year, aiming to challenge the top three players.
Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.
German leader in Lithuania to bolster NATO’s eastern flank
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» FRANKFURT - Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting Lithuania on Thursday to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank against a hostile Russia.