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Israel insists it calls shots in Gaza despite truce
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a US-brokered ceasefire that foresees the deployment of an international security force.
Timor-Leste finally joins the Asean fold
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/10/2025
» Timor-Leste will be made a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Oct 26. President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste often joked that joining Asean was more difficult than going to heaven. Not anymore.
What the EU's new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2025
» LONDON — How all non-European Union (EU) citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc will start to change from Sunday when its long-delayed new biometric entry-check system starts operations.
Southeast Asia amid the US-China rift
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/10/2025
» The rivalry between the United States and China has become the defining contest of the 21st century. Barely two decades ago, Washington and Beijing were partners in prosperity. America's support for China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001 epitomised the high-water mark of engagement, reflecting the belief that economic integration would lead to greater political cooperation. Today, that partnership has morphed into suspicion and confrontation. Relations between the United States and China have deteriorated so swiftly that many observers now describe them as locked in a "new Cold War". The more pressing question, however, is not whether this analogy holds, but whether confrontation can be managed short of outright conflict.
China's 'super golden week' forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy.
Breaking barriers for Thai innovations
Oped, Published on 27/08/2025
» Thailand is abundant with talent in medical technology. Why aren't our homegrown innovations reaching patients? The answer is simple: a broken system.
US to require bonds of up to $15,000 from some visitors
Published on 05/08/2025
» Addressing what it calls “a clear national security threat”, the United States will require that some foreign visitors pay bonds of up to $15,000 to help ensure they do not overstay their visas, under a State Department trial programme announced on Monday.
Israel PM says in 'profound shock' over hostage videos
AFP, Published on 03/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed "profound shock" over videos showing two emaciated hostages in Gaza, with the EU also denouncing the clips on Sunday and demanding the release of all remaining captives after nearly 22 months of war.
The art of forming alliances
Published on 12/07/2025
» Two new parties have been formed, which are thought will shore up the political fortunes of the ruling Pheu Thai Party in the next polls.
Govt dismisses EU visa-free entry report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Foreign Ministry has dismissed as untrue a report circulated online that the European Union would lift the Schengen visa requirement for Thai visitors.