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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Aug 29-Sept 4
Guru, Published on 29/08/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
UN sets 2027 exit for Lebanon peacekeepers after Israeli strikes
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing only one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.
The triality of light
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/08/2025
» In today's digital age and AI technology, impossible photographs become more common. However, back in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s when technology was not as advanced, creating artistic photographs was a huge challenge.
Two police officers shot dead in Australia
Published on 26/08/2025
» SYDNEY - A manhunt is under way in southern Australia for a heavily armed gunman who shot dead two police officers and wounded another on Tuesday as they tried to serve a warrant at a rural property in the state of Victoria.
Upcoming Myanmar vote tests Asean
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/08/2025
» Myanmar is heading to the polls from Dec 28 through mid-January 2026. The big question is whether the world community will accept the outcome of the national election.
Tunnel Transformed into Community Art Space
Published on 25/08/2025
» BANGKOK, AUGUST 25, 2025 — Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited or “FPT”, in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA), the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), and artist Tent Katchakul, is inviting the public to transform the Samyan Mitrtown pedestrian tunnel into a vibrant, living art space. The ‘MasterPeace Pain-ting’ event runs from now until September 20, 2025.
Row breaks out as US diplomat criticises France on antisemitism
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» PARIS - France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticised the government for what he said was its insufficient action against antisemitism in a letter to President Emmanuel Macron.
Gaza's hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2025
» GAZA CITY/GENEVA/CAIRO — The hunger crisis in Gaza is at a tipping point, with critically low supplies of fortified milk and special nutritious pastes exacerbating food shortages and pushing greater numbers of children into starvation, according to aid agencies, malnutrition experts and the United Nations (UN).
Why aid workers need protection
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» From flood-hit villages in Nepal to conflict-affected areas in Myanmar, midwives, doctors and community responders save lives. These humanitarians are the first to arrive and the last to leave when a crisis strikes. They work in conflict zones, climate disaster areas and displacement camps, often with scarce resources and under constant threat of violence.
Vietnam steps up as a regional leader
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 19/08/2025
» Vietnam wisely chose South Korea to showcase a new strategic-economic partnership in the region, focusing on growing trade, investment, and diplomatic cooperation. As the first country to dispatch a top leader to meet newly elected President Lee Jae-myung, the Hanoi government sends a clear signal to both Northeast and Southeast Asia that South Korea and Vietnam are emerging together as a driving force of regional connectivity and economic growth.