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Cruise unleashes 'Mission: Impossible' juggernaut at Cannes
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) — Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" powers into the Cannes film festival for its premiere on Wednesday on a steamroller of hype.
Power politics
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/05/2025
» A recent row that saw a policeman beaten for warning a politician not to take photos inside a polling booth confirms that local politics still wields significant influence over law enforcers.
Tarrified: A bear market guide
Business, Published on 14/05/2025
» The market moves that followed Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcements were quick and sharp, leaving many investors reeling in its aftermath. This illustrates how difficult -- even impossible -- it is to anticipate the direction of travel on any given day.
Sean Combs's ex Cassie says he 'controlled' her life with violence
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura told jurors at the music mogul's sex trafficking trial Tuesday how he "controlled" her life and brutally beat her to keep her in line.
Gerard Depardieu: a tarnished French film icon
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» PARIS - Gerard Depardieu was a titan of French cinema for more than 50 years but a sexual assault conviction, a string of other allegations and several instances of lewd behaviour now cast a long, dark shadow over what was once a glittering career.
Justice must ditch the glitz
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/05/2025
» The recent phenomenon of talk show hosts and social media influencers seeking justice for the downtrodden represents a worrying trend for Thailand. While these celebrity crusaders offer an expedient shortcut for those seemingly failed by traditional mechanisms, their existence suggests that something could be seriously wrong with the nation's justice system.
PAO member, henchmen charged after polling booth assault
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/05/2025
» A member of the Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) and six followers are accused of beating up a policeman who told them not to take photos during voting at a polling station on Sunday, police said on Monday.
Fortunes slip; jealous son strikes; random drive-by
News, Mae Moo, Published on 11/05/2025
» Soothsayer goes to work
Leo XIV, new pope and 'humble servant of God', visits Francis's tomb
AFP, Published on 11/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps.
Russian sex worker suspect arrested on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2025
» A 34-year-old Russian woman has been arrested on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province for allegedly providing sex services.