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Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge for 'mercy' ahead of sentencing
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces more than two decades in prison following a blockbuster trial that saw the music mogul accused of harrowing crimes, on Thursday asked the judge determining his fate for "mercy" and "another chance."
Chinese court hands death sentences to 16 people linked to Myanmar crime family
Published on 30/09/2025
» A Chinese court sentenced 16 people linked to a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud group to death on Monday for crimes including fraud, drug trafficking and prostitution.
Anutin's new cabinet is a mixed bag
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/09/2025
» The composition and size of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's 36-member cabinet suggest that he intends to stay in office for as long as possible, clinging to the terms of the government-enabling Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and calling an early election only if circumstances make it unavoidable.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Sept 24-30
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 24/09/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
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.
Thaksin chapter closes, another opens
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 19/09/2025
» In yet another dramatic twist in Thai politics, erstwhile anti-establishment political juggernaut and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra accepted a one-year jail sentence and began serving his time behind bars on Sept 9. After his return from a 15-year self-imposed exile in August 2023 and a concomitant royal pardon that reduced his eight-year imprisonment on corruption convictions to just one year, Thaksin cited his gravely ill health and spent the time comfortably at the Police General Hospital before being released on parole. The Supreme Court's ruling that his get-out-of-jail health card was invalid means Thaksin's renewed imprisonment and its aftermath are likely to reshape and realign Thailand's political landscape ahead of the next election, due by mid-2027.
German suspect in Madeleine McCann case freed from prison
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» SEHNDE, Germany - The top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in Portugal was freed from a German prison on Wednesday, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» LAGOS — Standing outside a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, Michelin Hunsa is still "traumatised" from the two-hour wait it took to get an ambulance for her mother, found unconscious by her neighbours.
Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists
Published on 16/09/2025
» This summer, Hu Jia and her family opted to skip Thailand’s iconic beaches and ornate temples, a short flight from her home in Sichuan province. Instead, she booked a two-week trip to Vietnam amid growing Chinese concerns over Thailand’s safety.
Three French women accused of IS links go on trial
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» PARIS - Three French women including a niece of notorious jihadist propagandists went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of travelling to the Middle East to join the Islamic State group and taking their eight children with them.