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Thai PM Anutin preps 120-day policy agenda
Published on 14/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened a high-level policy meeting at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters on Saturday, joined by several incoming economic ministers as the new administration prepares to present its 120-day agenda to Parliament.
Canal project has potential
Published on 14/09/2025
» Re: "Industry titans look for continuity", (Business, Sept 6) & "Land bridge a disaster in waiting", (Editorial, June 22).
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near Russia's east coast
Published on 13/09/2025
» MOSCOW — An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
'Rare earth' and the risk of Mekong havoc
News, Published on 13/09/2025
» Satellite imagery cited by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) in a recent statement, together with findings from the US-based think tank Stimson Center released in July, confirms the alarming reality: a massive concentration of rare earth mining sites is emerging across Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar and Laos.
Taiwan updates security handbook wary of China threat
Published on 12/09/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwan will issue new security guidelines next week in an updated civil defence handbook that, for the first time, will instruct citizens on what to do if they see enemy soldiers and clarifies that any claims of Taiwan's surrender should be considered false. The handbook represents democratic Taiwan's latest effort to prepare its population for potential emergencies in the face of escalating military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory.
From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
Floods in Indonesia's Bali kill at least six, hundreds affected
Reuters, Published on 10/09/2025
» JAKARTA — Floods on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali have killed at least six people this week and blocked off major roads in the capital, officials said on Wednesday, disrupting a busy travel destination.
Typhoons lift Philippines’ jobless rate to three-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2025
» MANILA — A string of typhoons and monsoon rains pushed the Philippines’ jobless rate to a three-year high, highlighting the economic impact of climate change to the Southeast Asian nation that is prone to tropical cyclones.
Steady yourself with an online earthquake course
Life, Published on 10/09/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to learn about earthquakes and prepare for possible incidents in the future with "Earthquake, A Terrifying Wrath", an online course presented on the Chula MOOC platform, free of charge.
Flash flood kills 50,000 chickens at Rayong farm
Online Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» RAYONG – More than 50,000 chickens were killed when flash floods swept through two poultry sheds at a farm in Muang district of this eastern province, causing losses estimated at 8–10 million baht.