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French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.
US announces beginning of blockade of Iranian ports
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» TEHRAN - The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, and despite the Iranian military warning that it would treat any such action as an act of piracy.
China model gains appeal in Vietnam as police expand power
Published on 13/04/2026
» HANOI - Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China's model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation as its most powerful leader in decades heads to Beijing this week, according to internal documents, public policy plans and sources.
Spain's Sanchez seeks closer China ties amid strains with US
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» BEIJING - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to China on Monday, aiming to strengthen trade ties with the world's second-largest economy as relations with the United States show signs of strain.
Phuket dump blaze finally extinguished
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/04/2026
» PHUKET – Firefighters have finally extinguished the blaze at the Phuket City municipal landfill after a battle lasting 30 hours .
Calls for measurable action
Business, Published on 13/04/2026
» Two months after a hard-fought general election, the new government has begun its administration, having formally presented its 20-page policy agenda to parliament last week.
Activists slam delay on clean air bills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/04/2026
» Breathe Bangkok, a clean-air advocacy group, is urging the government to take urgent action on stalled legislation aimed at tackling the country's worsening PM2.5 air pollution crisis.
Trat reports surge in arrivals despite global turmoil
News, Published on 13/04/2026
» The eastern province of Trat recently reported a 34% surge in tourist arrivals despite concerns about energy prices and the war in the Middle East, said the Trat Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Over a million trips on first day of Songkran
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/04/2026
» More than 1 million trips took place on rail transport systems on Friday, the first day of the Songkran holiday, the Department of Rail Transport (DRT) said.
Nepal's new govt faces challenges
News, Published on 13/04/2026
» Nepal's new government, led by Balendra Shah, more popularly known as Balen, is moving fast and shaking the politics of the Himalayan nation.