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Theatre of white refugees from South Africa
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 16/05/2025
» As my flight landed in South Africa on Sunday, I looked in vain for the plane that was due to take off with the first 49 white, Afrikaans-speaking "refugees" of the many thousands who are supposedly going to find safety from racist persecution in Donald Trump's United States.
Armed and disturbed man did not surrender all day long in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/05/2025
» Police were still trying to get an armed and disturbed man in Bangkok Noi district to surrender on Thursday evening after he repeatedly shot his gun skywards and hiding in a house of relatives from Thursday morning.
No German engines for submarines
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/05/2025
» The Chinese-made submarines that Thailand ordered will not contain engines from Germany as the country is a member of the European Union and is so barred from exporting arms to China, says Germany's defence ministry.
Pakistan returns Indian border guard captured after Kashmir attack
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» NEW DELHI — Pakistan returned a captured border guard to India on Wednesday, in a fresh sign of detente after a ceasefire ended four days of conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes killed 28 near hospital
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» JERUSALEM - Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes close to a hospital in the Palestinian territory killed at least 28 people Tuesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the military would enter Gaza "with full force" in the coming days.
‘I thought I was going to die,’ Kardashian tells Paris robbery trial
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» PARIS - American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars' worth worth of jewellery during the French capital’s fashion week.
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» DEPEYIN (MYANMAR) - A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake.
Ocalan: founder of the Kurdish militant PKK who authored its end
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» ISTANBUL - Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.
Myanmar opposition says junta airstrike kills 17 school children
Published on 12/05/2025
» Myanmar's shadow government said an airstrike by the ruling junta had killed at least 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in an opposition-controlled area on Monday, despite a ceasefire being in place after a devastating earthquake.
IRPC Forms Crisis Unit, Eyes ASEAN Growth
Published on 12/05/2025
» To navigate mounting global economic and trade uncertainties, IRPC Public Company Limited has launched a dedicated Crisis War Room aimed at enabling swift, real-time responses to market volatility. The initiative, announced on 9 May 2025 by President and CEO Mr Terdkiat Prommool, is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the company’s long-term investment position. At the same time, IRPC is reinforcing its core operations through improved production efficiency, cost reduction, and sound financial risk management. These efforts are anchored in two strategic pillars: 1. Core Up Lift and 2. Step Up & Beyond.