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‘Morgue is full’: How Kenyan starvation cult kept killing
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» MALINDI, Kenya - The discovery of body parts and skeletons strewn around an isolated village in coastal Kenya has stoked fears that a doomsday starvation cult which claimed hundreds of lives has survived despite a major police operation.
Renminbi debt in a dollar-denominated world
Oped, Published on 25/09/2025
» When governments borrow on international markets, they do so overwhelmingly in US dollars. Roughly two-thirds of international debt issuance is denominated in foreign currencies, of which nearly half is in dollars and about 40% is in euros. The rest is spread across other currencies, including the Chinese renminbi.
Kenyan athletes shine in Tokyo, but anti-doping efforts remain in the dark
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» NAIROBI - Kenyan athletes may have shone at the world championships in Tokyo, winning seven golds, but persistent allegations of doping still cast a shadow as the global anti-doping agency threatens to sanction the east African country.
Reimagining agriculture for young people
Oped, Published on 22/09/2025
» Is the agriculture sector fated to die out? Globally, the average age of farmers has been steadily creeping up, approaching 60 in developed countries. This leaves the sector, which supplies roughly one-quarter of jobs worldwide, in a bind: Unless it attracts large numbers of young workers, it could decline precipitously.
Thai immigration denies scam-gang abduction links
Published on 20/09/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has denied allegations made in a Reuters investigative report linking Thai officials to abductions of people who were taken to work in scam call centres in Myanmar.
Rojas, McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold at world champs
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» TOKYO - Charismatic Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas and American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold in the triple jump and 400 metres flat in Thursday's action at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
ChatGPT used by scammers along Thai-Myanmar border
Published on 15/09/2025
» Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw first-hand how criminal groups are at scale.
Stepping up the poverty fight
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» Faced with a slowing global economy and rising debts, many developing-country governments may be tempted to scale back anti-poverty programmes. That would be a grave mistake. Combating poverty is not just a moral imperative; it is also crucial for economic stability, conflict prevention, and long-term development.
Dechapol and Supissara storm into last 16
Sports, Published on 11/09/2025
» Mixed doubles pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran advanced to the second round of the US$500,000 (16 million baht) BWF Hong Kong Open as Pornpawee Chochuwong also progressed in the Super 500 event on Wednesday.
Lyles leads US medal charge in Tokyo, Kipyegon eyes fourth title
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» TOKYO - Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lead the US medal charge at the world championships in Tokyo that get under way on Saturday, while Armand Duplantis is expected to cement his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history.