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'Enemy at home': Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran's capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.
Body of hanged man in Pattaya showed signs of torture
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 05/03/2026
» PATTAYA - A man found hanged outside a hotel in this tourist city had what appeared to be traces of torture on his body, police said on Thursday.
ONE Championship reshuffles ONE Fight Night 41 card as Rodrigues and Phetjeeja withdraw injured
Published on 05/03/2026
» ONE Championship has reshaped next week’s ONE Fight Night 41 card after the scheduled atomweight Muay Thai world title fight between Allycia Hellen Rodrigues and Phetjeeja was scrapped due to injuries to both fighters, sources told the Bangkok Post.
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan minerals
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CARACAS - US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals.
Red notice sought for 'Ben Smith'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/03/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed police to coordinate with Interpol to seek a red notice for fugitive businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as "Ben Smith", amid ongoing asset seizures.
Iran's supreme leader gone, but opposition still at war with itself
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open question.
The perils of creating a power vacuum in Iran
Oped, Published on 05/03/2026
» Critics of the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel point out that US President Donald Trump has no plan for what comes next. And they are not wrong: when Mr Trump boasts that he can resolve wars in a single day, he merely exposes the limits of his attention span. But the real problem is not the shortness of Mr Trump's time horizon; it's the narrowness of his threat perception.
Microsoft backs local AI-driven legal reform
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/03/2026
» Microsoft is urging Southeast Asian governments to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) through "broad diffusion", warning that emerging economies risk being left behind as the developed world advances rapidly.
IRPC & TOA Paint Launch IBIC for Industrial Coatings, Elevating Thai Industry.
Published on 04/03/2026
» Terdkiat Prommool, President and Chief Executive Officer of IRPC Public Company Limited (right), and Dr Worawut Chaiyosburana, Chief Executive Officer of Beger Co Ltd (left), signed a joint venture agreement to establish IBIC Co Ltd (IBIC) to operate a business in industrial steel-structure paints and coatings. The signing ceremony was presided over by Prasong Intaranongpai, Senior Executive Vice President, Downstream Petroleum Business Group Alignment, PTT Public Company Limited (centre), at the Suanson Room, Energy Complex Building B, Bangkok.
Patchy Italy disability access 'an insult' ahead of Games
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» ROME - Italy hosts the world's top paralympic athletes this month, but just getting across the street in Rome can feel like an Olympian task for wheelchair users.