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Cuban president addresses anger over 'there are no beggars' claim
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» HAVANA - Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" caused an uproar on the economic crisis-stricken island.
Bewildering rules
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/06/2025
» Re: "Liquor law may be eased further", (BP, May 17).
Let's join the Santa Cruz Rebellion!
Oped, Published on 02/06/2025
» I want to move Santa Cruz to join the rebellion. Wanna come along?
Immigration police bust begging ring in Pattaya
Published on 14/05/2025
» CHON BURI - Immigration police in Pattaya have arrested a group of foreign nationals accused of using children and people with disabilities to solicit money from tourists.
Teen killer on loose; timorous robber; karaoke in a ditch
News, Published on 27/04/2025
» Cops launch manhunt
Economy reeling
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/03/2025
» Re: "Doom or data", (PostBag, March 21) & "The economy is waiting to hit an iceberg", (Opinion, March 20).
Child migrants rescued from begging ring in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2025
» Three young foreign girls were rescued during a police crackdown on a panhandling operation in the Asok area of Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok on Friday night.
It could boil down to a choice between Trump or Brics
News, Clyde Russell, Published on 08/02/2025
» Beyond the short-term volatility and uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely that the longer-term trend of the world splitting into two trading blocs is accelerating.
MP alarmed by beggars with kids
News, Published on 18/01/2025
» People's Party MP for Bangkok, Bhuntin Noumjerm, is calling for the government to deal with foreign beggars in the Asok-Nana area after most were found to have brought children with them to make more money.
As India's Bollywood shifts, stars and snappers click
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» MUMBAI — From riding pillion on zooming motorbikes to round-the-clock airport stakeouts, India's celebrity-hunting paparazzi photographers have gone from "outcasts" to becoming a key part of Bollywood's vast film industry machine.