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Dealing with the dead in the ruins of Sudan's war
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - At a makeshift morgue in Khartoum, engineer turned mortician Ali Gebbai clicked through a spreadsheet of the dead. Thousands of entries, each with a photo and burial site, keep a harrowing record of Sudan's war.
Caught between wars, US Afghan allies trapped in Qatar without safe exit
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» DOHA - Stuck for over a year behind a perimeter fence on a defunct American base on Doha's edge, 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces and their families have escaped Afghanistan with their lives only to find themselves trapped in uncertainty.
Rising oil, power costs weigh on steel
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/04/2026
» Thailand's steel and iron industry is reeling from the impact of soaring oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, as higher shipping costs for imported iron ore -- the key raw material for steelmaking -- push production expenses to new heights.
Nation prepares for long, hot dry season
Business, Published on 27/04/2026
» The likelihood of a "super El Niño" poses a serious threat to Thailand's agricultural sector, particularly rice production, potentially increasing food security risks.
The groove of revenge
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 27/04/2026
» The final season of The Boys arrived not as another escalation, but as a convergence -- everything the series had been building towards finally collapsing into place. Developed by Eric Kripke and released on Amazon Prime Video, the fifth season premiered earlier this month, with the remaining episodes scheduled to roll out weekly until May 20. From the outset, the tone made one thing clear: this was no longer about raising the stakes. It was about ending them.
Asia's next harvest already decided
News, Published on 27/04/2026
» Nine out of 10 ships that once passed through the Strait of Hormuz are not going anywhere. The consequences are already shaping Asia's next harvest and the one after that.
UHG banking on new hotel rooms for 20% growth
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/04/2026
» Despite a 10-20% decline in European tourist arrivals following the Middle East conflict, commercial property developer UHG is targeting 20% growth this year driven by the opening of a new hotel and the addition of rooms at an existing property.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
New fighting in Mali's Kidal between army and rebels
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» BAMAKO - Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian town of Kidal between Tuareg rebels backed by jihadists and government forces supported by Russian mercenaries, a day after insurgents launched coordinated strikes across the restive Sahel nation.
The lesson that was all over the map
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/04/2026
» Last week's item regarding the wonderful world of maps and atlases sparked memories of how a map played a key cameo role during my early days in Bangkok. It was 1969 and I was teaching at a commercial college. One of the subjects I was assigned was geography. After the first lesson it was clear there was a language problem. None of the Thai class understood a word I was saying.