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US defence chief sacks top army general
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has fired army chief of staff General Randy George and two other senior figures, officials said on Friday, in a surprise shake-up just as US forces are locked in a major war against Iran.
7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» MANADO, Indonesia - A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres and triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted.
Pronskiy powers to Thailand Tour title
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 30/03/2026
» Kazakhstan's Vadim Pronskiy was crowned champion of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Cup Tour of Thailand 2026 in Nong Khai on Sunday.
Salby sprints to glory, Pronskiy holds firm in yellow
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 29/03/2026
» Denmark's Alexander Salby won the fifth stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Cup Tour of Thailand 2026 on Saturday while Kazakhstan's Vadim Pronskiy kept the overall yellow jersey for the third successive day.
A plaintive song for the taxman
Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/03/2026
» I've just got back from filing my income tax and must thank the staff at the branch of the Revenue Department for their helpfulness and efficiency. It must be a thankless job knowing that nearly everyone they deal with would probably rather be somewhere else.
Scott takes stage, but Pronskiy keeps lead
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 28/03/2026
» Kazakhstan's Vadim Pronskiy retained the yellow jersey while Australia's Cameron Scott won the fourth stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup Tour of Thailand 2026 in Nong Khai on Friday.
Cornered Orban at risk of losing next election
News, Published on 28/03/2026
» Viktor Orban has not aged well. When I met him in Budapest two months before the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, he was a typical hyper-ambitious student leader. Anybody who has been to university knows the type: fluent, ruthless, perpetually on the look-out for the main chance, and oddly old still to be a student. (He was 26.)
Kazakh rider takes charge at Thai Tour
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 27/03/2026
» Kazakhstan's Vadim Pronskiy overtook the yellow jersey after winning the third stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup Tour of Thailand 2026 on Thursday.
Trump goes off-script, US gone rogue
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/03/2026
» It was not supposed to work like this. "America First" and "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) were supposed to be about an inward turn to repair, replenish and rebuild an externally overstretched and internally weakened country, weighed down by unnecessary global entanglements, unsustainable national debt, and unimpeded mass migration. It seemed for a time that the MAGA movement to prioritise America above and beyond the international system and its constituent parts had found its final prophet in President Donald J Trump. But now, somehow, President Trump has betrayed the movement that has carried him to office by waging a disastrous war on Iran in cooperation with Israel.
The lone knight
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/03/2026
» For over a decade, the world of Westeros has been defined by epic power struggles, ruthless politics and spectacular battles. From the sprawling narrative of Game Of Thrones to the fiery dynastic conflict of House Of The Dragon, George R. R. Martin’s fantasy universe has rarely been small in scale. The latest HBO Max series A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, however, takes a different path.