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Thaksin lecture on drug suppression slammed over 2003 killings
Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will on Tuesday deliver a special lecture on drug suppression at the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in an event that has drawn sharp criticism given his controversial "war on drugs" in 2003.
Israel chasing an impossible dream in Gaza
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/05/2025
» A zombie dream has taken over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, or at least the extreme right part of it, which is the tail that wags the rest. It is the dream that was once called "transfer" and is now known as "relocation". In its broadest form it includes the expulsion of all Arabs from the lands now controlled by Israel.
Foreign aid, the powerful US soft power, is gone
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 23/05/2025
» 'Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." When Joni Mitchell sang that line in 1970, she was lamenting the destruction of the environment, but the sentiment applies to many issues. Today, we can add official development assistance (ODA) to the list.
Manga predicting quake keeps tourists away from Japan
Published on 20/05/2025
» A surge in travel cancellations to Japan has followed renewed attention to a Japanese manga that predicts a major earthquake on July 5, 2025. The phenomenon has sparked concern among tourists, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.
AIT Hosts High-Level Forum on AI in Asia
Published on 06/05/2025
» As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and governments grapple with its implications, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) convened a high-level event on Wednesday, 24 April 2025, to examine the region’s role in harnessing AI for innovation, sustainability, and inclusive development.
Call for major rethink of economic policy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/05/2025
» Academics have raised concerns about the lack of tangible progress in the government's economic performance.
Romanian far-right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» BUCHAREST - With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.
How social media shapes our political memory
Oped, Published on 19/04/2025
» With Donald Trump's return to the White House, I've been reminded of a viral social media moment from just before his first rise to power in 2016. After waiting in line to vote that year, nearly 12,000 people joined a second queue, at a cemetery in upstate New York, to visit the grave of famed women's suffragist Susan B Anthony and place their "I Voted" stickers on her headstone.
Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» BEIJING — While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight United States President Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online.
Hungary set to restrict constitutional rights in 'Easter cleanup'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's parliament on Monday is expected to approve constitutional changes further clamping down on rights for LGBTQ people and other groups, part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's "Easter cleanup" against his domestic opponents.