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‘No Kings’ rallies expected to draw millions across US
Published on 18/10/2025
» More than 2,600 “No Kings” protest events are scheduled to take place on Saturday in all 50 US states, a mass mobilisation against President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, education and security that organisers say are pushing the country toward autocracy.
Rare woman yakuza on path to redemption in Japan
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» GIFU — A missing fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura's criminal past as one of Japan's few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired gangsters reintegrate into society.
Investigation sheds more light on landmines
Published on 16/10/2025
» Thai Army Second Lieut Baramee Sricha was on a patrol near a disputed stretch of the border between Thailand and Cambodia on July 16, when a member of his team stepped on a landmine that detonated, severing his ankle.
NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defences to counter Russia
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - NATO and the EU on Wednesday sought ways to boost anti-drone defences, as Europe scrambles to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions.
President Trump is losing his geo-economic war
News, Published on 16/10/2025
» In an age of shifting geopolitics, many countries' strategic planning includes imaginative exercises in weaponising their positions in the world. While Russia and China have been moderately successful at this game, America's efforts have already boomeranged back on it.
Myanmar junta chief admits election won’t be nationwide
Published on 15/10/2025
» Myanmar’s junta chief acknowledged on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to conduct the upcoming general election across the entire country, as a civil war triggered by the 2021 coup rages on.
Two more landmines found near border in Sa Kaeo
Online Reporters, Published on 14/10/2025
» The Thai army has confirmed the discovery of two more anti-personnel landmines in a border area at Ban Nong Ya Kaeo in Khok Sung district of Sa Kaeo province, bringing the total to 9 active mines cleared since Oct 10.
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
PM defends border tactics
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed Thailand’s adherence to legal and ethical standards in managing cross-border issues with Cambodia, following criticism over the use of psychological tactics near the frontier.