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Assad’s fall: The end of Syria’s brutal ruling dynasty
Published on 08/12/2024
» Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president who inherited power in 2000 with promises of reform, only to brutally suppress his opponents in a war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, has been toppled in a lightning rebel advance, according to state television.
Syrian rebels advancing rapidly
Published on 07/12/2024
» Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs to try to save President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule.
Thailand on alert for ‘Disease X’
Published on 06/12/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health has alerted all its offices to be vigilant about an infectious disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has sickened hundreds of people and has killed at least 79 since late October.
What is mystery 'disease x' and why have dozens died in DR Congo?
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/12/2024
» HONG KONG — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed 'Disease X' that's sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 79, since late October.
Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid DR Congo mystery disease outbreak
Published on 06/12/2024
» Hong Kong authorities have stepped up health screening measures for all flights arriving from African transit hubs as they brace for risks of an unidentified disease that killed at least 79 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
US urged to launch direct Thai flights
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/12/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to encourage US airlines to undertake the first-ever direct flights to Thailand, as Thai carriers seem unlikely to add the routes, following regulators reopening the flights from next year.
Trump's tariff blackmail boosts Brics
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/12/2024
» Even before officially taking office, United States President-elect Donald J Trump is shaking up the international system with drama and fanfare unlike any other major leader in recent memory. His most recent outburst to slap 100% tariffs on the "Brics" countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates -- is a case in point. While it will coerce developing economies to think twice about the cost of going their own way, this tariff blackmail and others like it also risk pushing smaller countries away from the US to other rival big powers, particularly China.
African sex traffickers arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2024
» Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.
SE Asia's energy transition needs private finance
Oped, Published on 05/12/2024
» What can you do with US$300 billion (10.3 trillion baht)? For Southeast Asian nations trying to fund the construction of solar plants or wind farms, the answer is -- not that much. The recent conclusion of COP29 tells us that the region cannot wait for developed nations to raise that bar. Solutions need to come from within, and one possibility is policy.
African sex traffickers arrested
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/12/2024
» Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang known as "madam" that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.