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Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
Published on 03/10/2025
» Myanmar's junta chief is becoming a frequent flier.
Thaksin chapter closes, another opens
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 19/09/2025
» In yet another dramatic twist in Thai politics, erstwhile anti-establishment political juggernaut and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra accepted a one-year jail sentence and began serving his time behind bars on Sept 9. After his return from a 15-year self-imposed exile in August 2023 and a concomitant royal pardon that reduced his eight-year imprisonment on corruption convictions to just one year, Thaksin cited his gravely ill health and spent the time comfortably at the Police General Hospital before being released on parole. The Supreme Court's ruling that his get-out-of-jail health card was invalid means Thaksin's renewed imprisonment and its aftermath are likely to reshape and realign Thailand's political landscape ahead of the next election, due by mid-2027.
Turkey court tries case that could oust opposition leadership
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» ANKARA - An Ankara court opened a hearing on Monday into alleged vote buying that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP party, which has been battling a growing array of legal challenges.
US sanctions Myanmar and Cambodia scam kingpins
Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States has imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia, a booming industry that Washington says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a Treasury Department statement.
No 'New World Order', only global disorder
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/09/2025
» There is no "New World Order", although there is certainly a new world disorder.
Thailand's costly political shenanigans
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 22/08/2025
» In a country of 70 million where a handful of men can remove an elected government time and again, there can be no stability and progress, only tension and regression. This is how Thailand can be characterised over the past two decades. It is now going through yet another cycle of heightened political instability with the potential collapse of the government under suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in the footsteps of previous leaders who were similarly ousted by the Constitutional Court.
Zelensky, European leaders head to US for talks on peace deal terms
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington for Monday's talks aimed at ending the war with Russia.
Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire.
A glaring hole in security
Published on 02/08/2025
» With border tensions still simmering, the absence of a proper defence minister has strategic symbolic implications v The conflict with Cambodia looks increasingly likely to be very costly to Pheu Thai and the Shinawatra clan.
Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ordered massive tariffs on Brazil Wednesday and sanctions against the judge overseeing a trial of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a coup in Latin America's biggest economy.