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Those BKK airport escalator blues
News, Published on 27/04/2026
» The escalator rising from the check-in hall to international departures at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport looks much like any other in the world -- a functional steel conveyor carrying travellers from one level to the next.
The real reason why slums keep coming back
News, Published on 27/04/2026
» The standard policy response to slums -- relocate people, bulldoze the settlement, and build public housing elsewhere -- is older than the slums themselves. It has never worked.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
The lesson that was all over the map
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/04/2026
» Last week's item regarding the wonderful world of maps and atlases sparked memories of how a map played a key cameo role during my early days in Bangkok. It was 1969 and I was teaching at a commercial college. One of the subjects I was assigned was geography. After the first lesson it was clear there was a language problem. None of the Thai class understood a word I was saying.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Spurs, West Ham win in battle for Premier League survival
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» LONDON - West Ham scored a late winner on Saturday to stay two points clear of Tottenham in the battle to avoid Premier League relegation on a day of breathless drama.
Gunfire in Mali as army battles ‘terrorist groups’
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» BAMAKO, Mali - The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday was battling “terrorist groups” it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.
Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» KYIV - Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.
ONE Championship: Rodtang truce holds as Chatri launches Japan’s ‘new era’ at Samurai 1 presser
Published on 25/04/2026
» ONE Championship’s fragile truce with Rodtang Jitmuangnon held firm in Tokyo on Friday night – allowing the promotion to put the focus back where it wanted it.
Iran ready with peace offer, says Trump
Published on 25/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump says Iran plans to make an offer aimed at satisfying US demands, as peace talks are expected to resume in Pakistan.