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Kaeng Krachan forest blaze 'largely contained'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2026
» The wildfire in Kaeng Krachan National Park, the country's largest national park, has been largely contained, while authorities are stepping up efforts to prevent forest burning and wildlife poaching in the area, a senior official said.
How can we future-proof the global economy?
Oped, Published on 23/04/2026
» An uncomfortable reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The global economy is in a period of "more frequent and violent shocks", as Nobel laureate Michael Spence puts it. Instead of facing isolated and temporary disruptions, we are confronting a structural shift towards unsettling volatility, deepening fragmentation, and a wider dispersion of outcomes for countries, companies, and households. The old world is gone, and virtually everyone risks losing out in the new one. The question is by how much and what to do about it.
New biodiesel to help cut emissions
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/04/2026
» The National Energy Technology Centre (ENTEC) has developed H-FAME, a premium-grade biodiesel aimed at promoting cleaner energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects.
EU nears approval of loan for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday gave a preliminary green light to unblocking a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) for Kyiv, after a months-long row between Ukraine and Hungary over a damaged pipeline.
UK approves lifetime smoking ban for today’s under-18s
Published on 22/04/2026
» LONDON - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger — and anyone born in the future — will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.
PM Anutin welcomes outlook upgrade by Moody’s
Published on 22/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has welcomed the decision by Moody’s Investors Service to revise Thailand’s credit outlook from “negative” to “stable” while affirming its sovereign rating at Baa1.
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
India orders school water bells to beat heat
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» NEW DELHI - Schools in India's capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said.
Thailand offers backing for Myanmar's bid to normalise Asean ties
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2026
» Thailand wants to play a leading role in Myanmar's bid to normalise its ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) after five years on the sidelines, the Thai foreign minister said ahead of a meeting on Wednesday with new President Min Aung Hlaing.