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Chelsea sack Rosenior after worst run since 1912
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» LONDON - Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager after less than four months in charge on Wednesday following a run of five successive Premier League defeats.
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.
Forget births, cut Thai deaths first
Oped, Published on 23/04/2026
» Thailand's demographic debate is too often framed as though the country had only one option: raise fertility or accept a shrinking workforce. That view is understandable, but for the next two decades, it is mostly the misaligned policy horizon. If the question is how Thailand can strengthen its workforce before mid-century, the fastest answer is not higher fertility, but rather lower mortality.
Vaping menace shifting more into childhood
Oped, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/04/2026
» The news of primary school children posting themselves vaping on Instagram is a warning sign. Viral images of young students vaping or smoking e-cigarettes have now become strikingly casual and performative, speaking volumes about how far the problem has gone.
Woman fights for return of dog
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/04/2026
» A woman has filed a police complaint with the police Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) after her friend allegedly refused to return her 10-year-old Pomeranian dog, “Kati”, unless she paid 100,000 baht for “care and medical expenses”.
Court rejects Duterte challenge
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday threw out a challenge against the court’s jurisdiction by Rodrigo Duterte, meaning the former Philippines president could still stand trial over his war on drugs.
Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
Heavy rains lure frogs out of hiding and villagers out of homes
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/04/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Residents of Taling Chan village in Khon Buri district have been heading out after dark to catch frogs for food following heavy rains brought by a passing summer storm.
Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SHANGHAI - Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting "one-person companies" that have artificial intelligence do most of the work.
PGA Tour mulls pathway back for golfers as LIV plots survival
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The PGA Tour is exploring pathways for players to return from LIV Golf, even as the embattled breakaway circuit scrambles to rebrand and retain its stars ahead of the rumoured withdrawal of Saudi funding.