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Loud bangs and a Trump evacuation: chaos at correspondents' dinner
AFP, Published on 26/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - It was meant to be a glitzy Saturday night at a Washington ballroom featuring President Donald Trump, but the glamor was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor and the US leader bundled out by security personnel.
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.
Expert warns against raising debt ceiling to 75%
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» An academic opposes a proposal to raise the public debt ceiling to 75% of GDP, warning it could burden the country with rising debt and risk a credit rating downgrade.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
OpenAI chief apologises for not reporting Canadian mass shooter
Published on 25/04/2026
» OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has apologised to the Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge for failing to alert police about a banned account linked to the person who killed eight people in February before taking her own life.
NBTC rejects internet TV alert system
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/04/2026
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has dismissed a proposal to deploy an emergency alert system via internet-based TV set-top boxes, citing concerns over unequal coverage and potential discrimination in funding allocation.
Urban heat is a man-made hazard
News, Published on 25/04/2026
» We often joke that our country has three seasons: hot, very hot, and extremely hot. Last summer, however, the country recorded its highest heat index or "feels-like temperature" of 59.5C or 41C in actual temperature, a level classified as extreme danger beyond the limits of human endurance. This joke hides a darker reality. Year-round heat has bred a sense of familiarity, with many people treating high temperatures as simply part of tropical life.
The paradox of plenty
Life, Published on 25/04/2026
» Most Thai people are familiar with the saying the Kingdom has abundant fish in its rivers and rice in its fields. Additionally, the Kitchen of the World campaign had led people to believe the country has a surplus of food. However, ironically, the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council revealed that 6.2 million Thais suffer from malnutrition. These people mostly belong to low-income households with limited access to nutritious and safe food.
Missing monk mystery deepens
Published on 24/04/2026
» Police are intensifying efforts to locate an abbot from Ayutthaya who has been missing for more than a month following his last confirmed sighting in a northern province.
Int’l Fact-Checking Day 2026: Collective Action Against AI-Era Disinformation
Published on 24/04/2026
» The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has designated April 2 each year as International Fact-Checking Day, following April Fools' Day, to remind the public of the importance of verifying facts before believing or sharing content, to prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation.