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Ashes of fallen troops bound for Victory Monument
Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026
» The ashes of four Thai soldiers who were killed while defending the Thai-Cambodian border will be enshrined at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Feb 3, Thai Veterans Day, as the country prepares to honour their sacrifice amid ongoing regional security monitoring.
Indonesia finds wreckage of missing surveillance plane carrying 10, one body
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2026
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.
It's the economic history, stupid
Oped, Published on 14/01/2026
» Every year, I walk into a first-year lecture hall in Bilbao at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) and watch shoulders slump. The title of the course I'm teaching -- "Economic History" -- draws a similarly dejected reaction from my students: "Meh." "Boooring." "What's this even for?" Some call it "the history class", as if it belonged to another century.
Hopes rise for ceasefire
Published on 26/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed that Thailand will agree to a 72-hour ceasefire but will not accept Cambodia’s proposal to resume border negotiations at the positions held before the latest round of clashes, insisting that Thailand “cannot retreat” from areas it has secured.
Unsettled boundary
Postbag, Published on 20/12/2025
» Re: "Border crisis is a measure of national resolve", (Opinion, Dec 19).
Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» ARICA (CHILE) - Crime and immigration are the issues dominating Chile's presidential election runoff -- nowhere more so than in the northern border city of Arica, where residents say fear has replaced the calm they once knew.
Japanese buyer shows off $10-million handbag
Published on 12/11/2025
» TOKYO - The original bag custom-made for the late actress Jane Birkin, which became a design icon, was shown off in Tokyo on Wednesday by the Japanese company that purchased it for a record €8.6 million ($10 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris earlier this year.
Tackling Thai-Cambodian border row
Oped, Published on 12/11/2025
» The tragic landmine injuries on Monday to two Thai soldiers have cast doubt on whether the ceasefire agreement with Cambodia will hold. But, even if it does, one also has to wonder whether either country really wishes to have lasting peace along this border. After all, for over 70 years, both countries, for domestic political purposes, have periodically used the continuing uncertainty about the actual boundary line to whip up nationalist sentiment.
Franco captivates young Spaniards 50 years after death
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» MADRID - Young people in Spain are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator’s death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts say.
Sa Kaeo 'clearance' operations legal, says army
News, Published on 19/10/2025
» Ongoing clearance operations in Sa Kaeo border areas comply with international law, Thai officials say, while asserting that Cambodian villagers have occupied clearly Thai territory.