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Thai-Cambodia border 'win' as mop-up starts
News, Published on 03/08/2025
» The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has declared success in reclaiming control over the disputed Chong Arn Ma border area in Ubon Ratchathani's Nam Yuen district, specifically near the Ta Om Monument, following five days of armed clashes with Cambodian forces.
Bolsonaro coup attempt won't land him in jail
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/05/2025
» Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president and Trump clone, is facing trial for encouraging a plot that would have restored him to power after he lost the 2022 election, but it is unlikely that he will ever end up in court.
UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» DAMASCUS - United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes targeting the Islamist-led authorities following sectarian violence this week.
Survivors strive to ensure young do not forget Auschwitz
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» PARIS - On a frosty Polish winter evening, 96-year-old Esther Senot told the 100 or so shivering students at Auschwitz-Birkenau how she was a teenager much like them when she was first brought to the Nazi death camp on September 2, 1943.
Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» TARTUS (SYRIA) - In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.
No Tak Bai miracles to deliver justice
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 28/10/2024
» There was no miracle as the clock ticked past midnight of Oct 25 marking the end of the 20-year statute of limitations in the Tak Bai case.
Justice for Tak Bai victims
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2024
» Two months ago, the families of the victims killed in the Tak Bai incident in Narathiwat two decades ago finally saw justice reaching out to them after the provincial court accepted their lawsuit against eight senior officials who were allegedly involved.
Govt faces reshuffle risk
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/09/2024
» The upcoming annual military reshuffle is being watched by political pundits and society because it will happen during the tenure of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a daughter of former PM Thaksin and a niece of former PM Yingluck.
Overdue trial for Tak Bai
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2024
» The decision by Narathiwat Provincial Court to hear a lawsuit against seven high-ranking officials accused of murdering protesters in the Tak Bai incident two decades ago is a milestone for efforts to eradicate the culture of impunity in Thai society.
Israel says it’s bombing Lebanon to thwart Hezbollah attack
Published on 25/08/2024
» Israel declared a 48-hour state of emergency after carrying out a pre-emptive attack on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon as the Iran-backed militant group began what it said was its initial response to last month’s killing of its military chief by Israel.