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Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» BAGHDAD — Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him.
Trump heads for Asia and Xi talks, as Kim speculation swirls
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump leaves on Friday for Asia and high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping -- as Washington played down speculation that he could meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Five great Diane Keaton movies to watch on streaming now
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/10/2025
» From original Mafia spouse to the romcom heroine and early 20th-century feminist author to late-20th-century modern woman navigating both the tumultuous Me Decade and the you-can-have-it-all 1980s -- these roles may have been memorable in the hands of many actors, however, Diane Keaton made them iconic.
AirAsia said in talks with Vietravel as it expands regional push
Published on 17/10/2025
» Tony Fernandes, the chief executive officer of Capital A Bhd, is in early stage talks to acquire a stake in Vietnam Travel & Marketing Transports JSC, according to people familiar with the matter, as the aviation group looks to expand its presence in the rapidly growing Southeast Asian nation.
Century-old stupa collapses in Isan
Published on 13/10/2025
» NAKHON PHANOM – The 123-year-old Buddhist stupa known as Phra Tat Non Tan collapsed on Sunday.
One killed, seven injured in Pathum Thani gas explosion
Online Reporters, Published on 11/10/2025
» A woman was killed and seven others injured in an explosion caused by a cooking gas leak at a townhouse in Muang district of Pathum Thani province on Saturday morning.
'Time runs away': Japan's city with a 2-hour cap on phone use
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» TOYOAKE (JAPAN) - Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier relationship with their screens.
Major quake strikes off southern Philippines
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» DAVAO (PHILIPPINES) - A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Asian nation as well as neighbouring Indonesia and Palau.
Flawed Asean needs to regain footing
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/10/2025
» Nearly six decades after its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) finds itself back where it began -- divided, uncertain, and vulnerable to the influence of major powers. Once hailed as a model for regional cooperation in the developing world, Asean now faces a crisis of purpose. Unless it can rediscover the unity and collective way forward that defined its early decades, Southeast Asia's flagship institution risks slipping into irrelevance.
Road repairs delayed by demolition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has admitted that the restoration of the road surface in front of Vajira Hospital will not be completed by Wednesday or Thursday as planned, due to the need to demolish the subsiding Samsen Police Station building.