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Rethinking global health finance
Oped, Published on 06/02/2026
» For the past half-century, the economics of global health were straightforward. Under the so-called "grant-based" approach, rich countries donate to poor countries, which use the funds to meet their populations' health needs. Success was measured by services provided or lives saved, rather than by balance sheets. While this model was far from perfect, the latest approach replacing it -- focused on using tools like guarantees and blended finance to crowd in private capital -- threatens to produce even worse outcomes.
Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» ROME - Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday, making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding.
TOA brings smiles back to Hat Yai with volunteer repainting after 2025 floods
Published on 27/01/2026
» TOA Paint (Thailand) Public Company Limited, or TOA, continues to reaffirm its long-standing commitment to society through the “TOA Mai Thing Kan” (TOA Never Leaves Anyone Behind) project under the campaign “Uniting Thais to Restore the Flood-Affected South.” The company recently visited Hat Yai district in Songkhla province to carry out the volunteer activity “Repainting for Restoration, Bringing Back Smiles and Colours” for hospitals and schools damaged by the 2025 floods, enabling them to resume services and classes as quickly as possible.
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Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/01/2026
» Re: "90-day puzzle" & "Ninety-day riddle", (PostBag, Jan 15 & 16).
Who is Chen Zhi, the young tycoon accused of running global cyber scams?
Published on 09/01/2026
» Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi's arrest and extradition to China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation.
Thais, foreign tourists seek blessings on New Year's Day
Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2026
» Thais and foreign tourists flocked to temples, city pillars and shrines across Thailand on New Year's Day to make merit and pay respects to sacred sites, seeking blessings and good fortune for themselves and their families.
Australian PM says 'Islamic State ideology' drove Bondi Beach gunmen
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» SYDNEY — A father and son were driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they fired on crowds at Bondi Beach in one of Australia's deadliest mass shootings, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
Novo Nordisk and Embassy of Denmark Donate 430,000 THB to Flood Relief Efforts in Southern Thailand
Published on 11/12/2025
» Novo Nordisk Pharma Thailand Ltd. (“Novo Nordisk”) and the Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok have donated 430,000 THB (around 86,000 DKK) to the Diabetes Association of Thailand to support relief efforts following the major floods in southern Thailand.
True Leads Southern School and Community Recovery Mission
Published on 05/12/2025
» During a period when Hat Yai experienced its heaviest rainfall in 300 years, severe flooding disrupted daily life, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure across the South. In response, True Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to stand alongside the people of the region to overcome this crisis together.
Speedy restoration predicted
Business, Published on 28/11/2025
» A retail association forecasts stores in flooded areas of southern Thailand could resume their operations as quickly as seven days after floodwaters have receded.